false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182453060m/1278221.jpg 1278221 4 The short stories in the oldest and bestselling Best American, and with guest editor Stephen King selecting this year's stories we can expect to attact new fans. King received both the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Awards in 2003 and The National Book Foundation Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters: his appeal is enormous, from young adults to literature fans. 2172300 10 10 2007 The Best American Short Stories 2007 total:795|5:126|4:310|3:266|2:77|1:16| 795 2838 1333 205 2 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 09:26:27 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 09:31:55 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 12:26:48 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 06 23:01:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 06:29:51 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 11:20:00 -0800 2007
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It's been a long time since I read a collection of short stories, so I'm not sure what I was expecting. With that said, I'm finding the stories very "academic" - meaning, I keep waiting for my 10...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 30 11:33:48 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 04 07:56:48 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 07:59:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 20:40:31 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 21:07:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 21:21:16 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:42:01 -0700 2009
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"Where Will You Go When Your Skin Cannot Contain You" by William Gay, "Wake" by Beverly Jensen (I especially loved that one),
"Findings and Impressions" by Stellar Kim,
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