Katrina Kenison

A book for every woman whose children have grown up, but who's not done growing herself, in which the author explores the belief that even as old identities are outgrown, new ones begin to beckon.

"The Best American Short Stories of the Century brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Saroyan, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Eudora Welty,...

An unforgettable story of a Georgia town at the turn of the century. This is a portrait of a grown-up Will Tweedy and of the feisty young schoolteacher who captures his heart.

A collection of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines and periodicals issued between January 2000 and January 2001, selected for inclusion by guest editor Barbara Kingsolver, with contributors' notes, and a list of one hundred additional distinguished stories of 2000.

Since 1915 the Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected, and most popular, of its kind.