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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This lively latest volume of The Best American Nonrequired Reading boasts the best in fiction, nonfiction, alternative comics, screenplays, blogs, and anything else, compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center. Contributors include Alison Bechdel, Stephen Colbert, Scott Carrier, Lee Klein, Matt Klam, and others. Synopsis:This brilliant collection highlights a bold mix of fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and more alternative comics than ever. Compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, contributors include Judy Budnitz, The Onion, The Daily Show, This American Life, and George Packer.
About the AuthorDave Eggers is the author of four books, including How We Are Hungry and What Is the What. He is the editor of McSweeney's and the founder of 826 Valencia, a San Francisco writing lab for young people. Sufjan Stevens is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his critically acclaimed albums, including Greetings from Michigan, Seven Swans, and Illinois, all from the Asthmatic Kitty label he founded with his stepfather. Table of ContentsIntroduction by Sufjan Stevens xi Q & A by Dave Eggers xix I Best American Names for Horses Expected to Have Undistinguished Careers 3 from Yankee Pot Roast, written by Mike Richardson-Bryan Best American Beginnings of Ten Stories about Ponies 4 from Monkey Bicycle, written by Wendy Molyneux Best American First Sentences of Novels Published in 2006 6 Best American New Words of 2006 8 from The Concise Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, new edition Best American New Band Names 11 Best American Six-Word Memoirs 12 from Smith Best American Personals from Around the World 14 from Tin House Best American Article Titles from the Best American Trade Magazines 17 Best American Creationist Explanations for the World's Natural Wonders 21 from Answers in Genesis Best American New Animal Plagues 23 from Earthweek, written by Steve Newman Best American Failed Television Pilots 25 from Channel 101 Best American Names of Television Programs Taken to Their Logical Conclusions 28 from Opium, written by Joe O'Neill Best American Police Blotter Items 29 from Looptard II Jonathan Ames. Middle-American Gothic 33 from Spin Alison Bechdel. A Happy Death 41 from Fun Home D. Winston Brown. Ghost Children 70 from Creative Nonfiction Scott Carrier. Rock the Junta 84 from Mother Jones Joshua Clark. American 99 from New Orleans Review Edge Foundation. What Is Your Dangerous Idea? 107 Jennifer Egan. Selling the General 131 from Five Chapters Stephen Elliott. Where I Slept 153 from Tin House Kevin A. González. Lotería 162 from Indiana Review Miranda July. How to Tell Stories to Children 187 from Zoetrope: All-Story Matthew Klam. Adina, Astrid, Chipewee, Jasmine 204 from The New Yorker Lee Klein. All Aboard the Bloated Boat: Arguments in Favor of Barry Bonds 227 from Barrelhouse Nam Le. Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice 237 from Zoetrope: All-Story Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain, and Adam Shapiro. Darfur Diaries 259 David J. Morris. The Big Suck: Notes from the Jarhead Underground 274 from The Virginia Quarterly Review Conan O'Brien. Stuyvesant High School Commencement Speech 299 Mattox Roesch. Humpies 305 from Agni Online Patrick Somerville. So Long, Anyway 317 from Epoch Joy Williams. Literature Unnatured 330 from American Short Fiction Contributors' Notes 341 The Best American Nonrequired Reading Committee 345 Notable Nonrequired Reading of 2006 349 What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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