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Best New American Voices 2007 (Best New American Voices)by Sue Miller
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bestselling novelist and acclaimed teacher Sue Miller continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers in this years volume of Best New American Voices. Here are stories culled from hundreds of writing programs like the Iowa Writers Workshop and Johns Hopkins and from summer confer- ences like Sewanee and Bread Loaf—as well as a complete list of contact information for these programs. This collection showcases tomorrows literary stars: Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, and John Murray are just some of the acclaimed authors whose early work has appeared in this series since its launch in 2000. The best new American voices are heard here first. Synopsis:Bestselling novelist and acclaimed teacher Sue Miller continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers in this years volume of Best New American Voices. Here are stories culled from hundreds of writing programs like the Iowa Writers Workshop and Johns Hopkins and from summer confer- ences like Sewanee and Bread Loafas well as a complete list of contact information for these programs. This collection showcases tomorrows literary stars: Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, and John Murray are just some of the acclaimed authors whose early work has appeared in this series since its launch in 2000. The best new American voices are heard here first. Synopsis:This year's volume, featuring 17 new stories selected by award-winning novelist John Casey, continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers.
About the AuthorSUE MILLER is the author of many bestselling novels, including While I Was Gone. She has taught writing at Boston University, Tufts, MIT, Amherst, Bennington, and Radcliffe. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. JOHN KULKA is a senior editor at Yale University Press. He lives in Connecticut. NATALIE DANFORD is a book critic whose writing has appeared in the Boston Globe and the Washington Post , among others. She lives in New York. Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction by Sue Miller xi BY ANY OTHER NAME by Alice J. Marshall ABOUT KAMYSHINSKIY by Ellen Litman SHADOW ON A WEARY LAND by Lydia Peelle PERSIMMONSS by Yiyun Li THE FREDDIESS by M. O. Walsh A CORRECT LIFE by Viet Thanh Nguyen THE TEMPERATE FAMILY by Caimeen Garrett SYRA by Fatima Rashid WAKE by Kevin A. González ASHES by Anne de Marcken WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SÉBASTIEN GROSJEAN? by Robert Liddell THE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OF OUR ALLEGED LOVED ONES by Ryan Effgen POMPEII RECREATED by Keya Mitra KARAOKE NIGHT by Dan Pope WINTER NEVER QUITS by T. Geronimo Johnson Contributors Participants What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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