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Best American Short Stories 2000-2020

The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Guest Editors:
2000: E. L. Doctorow
2001: Barbara Kingsolver
2002: Sue Miller
2003: Walter Mosley
2004: Lorrie Moore
2005: Michael Chabon
2006: Ann Patchett
2007: Stephen King
2008: Salman Rushdie
2009: Alice Sebold
2010: Richard Russo
2011: Geraldine Brooks
2012: Tom Perrotta
2013: Elizabeth Strout
2014: Jennifer Egan
2015: T. C. Boyle
2016: Junot Diaz
2017: Meg Wolitzer
2018: Roxane Gay
2019: Anthony Doerr
2020: Curtis Sittenfeld
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Black Elvis (Geoffrey Becker)
Black Elvis
1
Geoffrey Becker
The Story (Amy Bloom)
The Story
2
Amy Bloom
The Beautiful Days (Michael Byers)
The Beautiful Days
3
Michael Byers
The Ordinary Son (Ron Carlson)
The Ordinary Son
4
Ron Carlson
Call If You Need Me (Raymond Carver)
Call If You Need Me
5
Raymond Carver
Bones of the Inner Ear (Kiana Davenport)
Bones of the Inner Ear
6
Kiana Davenport
Nilda (Junot Diaz)
Nilda
7
Junot Diaz
The Gilgul of Park Avenue (Nathan Englander)
The Gilgul of Park Avenue
8
Nathan Englander
The Fix (Percival Everett)
The Fix
9
Percival Everett
Good for the Soul (Tim Gautreaux)
Good for the Soul
10
Tim Gautreaux
He's at the Office (Allan Gurganus)
He's at the Office
11
Allan Gurganus
Blind Jozef Pronek (Aleksandar Hemon)
Blind Jozef Pronek
12
Aleksandar Hemon
The Anointed (Kathleen Hill)
The Anointed
13
Kathleen Hill
The Bridegroom (Ha Jin)
The Bridegroom
14
Ha Jin
The Thing Around Them (Marilyn Krysl)
The Thing Around Them
15
Marilyn Krysl
The Third and Final Continent (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Third and Final Continent
16
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pet Fly (Walter Mosley)
Pet Fly
17
Walter Mosley
Brownies (Z.Z. Packer)
Brownies
18
Z.Z. Packer
Allog (Edith Pearlman)
Allog
19
Edith Pearlman
People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water (Annie Proulx)
People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water
20
Annie Proulx
Basil the Dog (Frances Sherwood)
Basil the Dog
21
Frances Sherwood
Servants of the Map
Servants of the Map
22
The Fireman (Rick Bass)
The Fireman
23
Rick Bass
Think of England (Peter Ho Davies)
Think of England
24
Peter Ho Davies
Labors of the Heart: Stories (Claire Davis)
Labors of the Heart: Stories
25
Claire Davis
The Mourning Door (Elizabeth Graver)
The Mourning Door
26
Elizabeth Graver
After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town (Ha Jin)
After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town
27
Ha Jin
Brothers and Sisters Around the World (Andrea Lee)
Brothers and Sisters Around the World
28
Andrea Lee
Boys (Rick Moody)
Boys
29
Rick Moody
Rug Weaver (Barbara Klein Moss)
Rug Weaver
30
Barbara Klein Moss
Post and Beam (Alice Munro)
Post and Beam
31
Alice Munro
The Raft (Peter Orner)
The Raft
32
Peter Orner
Betty Hutton (Roy Parvin)
Betty Hutton
33
Roy Parvin
Illumination (Nancy Reisman)
Illumination
34
Nancy Reisman
The Secrets of Bats (Jess Row)
The Secrets of Bats
35
Jess Row
Nobody Listens When I Talk (Annette Sanford)
Nobody Listens When I Talk
36
Annette Sanford
My Mother's Garden (Katherine Shonk)
My Mother's Garden
37
Katherine Shonk
What I Saw From Where I Stood (Marisa Silver)
What I Saw From Where I Stood
38
Marisa Silver
The Apple Tree (Trevanian)
The Apple Tree
39
Trevanian
Personal Archeology (John Updike)
Personal Archeology
40
John Updike
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