Best of the Web 2008

by Steve Almond
Best of the Web 2008
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July 18th 2008 by Dzanc Books

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Paperback, 353 pages

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0979312345    (isbn13: 9780979312342)

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This print anthology compiles the best fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that online literary journals have to offer in an eclectic collection in the ma

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Tanya
Nov 29, 2008
Tanya rated it: 4 of 5 stars

recommends it for: people who like collected works, anthologies.
Before I even got my hands on this anthology, I was grateful to be included in it. I have been published in a variety of online journals and I appreciate and support the medium, especially for new writers trying to gain grounding and to get their voice out there in the world. So when I found out my story was going to be included in this first ever comprehensive online anthology, I was thrilled. Now that I own it and have read this collection, I am honored to be included in an anthology with s...more
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Chris
Sep 13, 2008
Chris rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in July, 2008
With growing mainstream acceptance -- and, more important, better writing -- online literature has started to come into its own. Yet how does a curious reader make sense of it? Nathan Leslie had an idea. He's the series editor of "Best of the Web 2008" (Dzanc Books: 340 pp., $18 paper); Steve Almond is this year's guest editor.

Culled from online magazines published between January and October 2007, the selections here represent three distinct categories: fiction, poetry and...more
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Dzanc
Apr 27, 2008
Dzanc rated it: 5 of 5 stars

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From the LA Times:

'Best of the Web 2008'

The collection of online literature, from series editor Nathan Leslie and guest editor Steve Almond, offers a range of voices rarely found together.

By Chris Daley
July 27, 2008

With growing mainstream acceptance -- and, more important, better writing -- online literature has started to come into its own. Yet how does a curious reader make sense of it? Nathan Leslie had an idea. He's the series editor of "...more
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Jason Jordan
Jul 25, 2008
Jason Jordan rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in August, 2008
Guest edited by Steve Almond and introduced by Series Editor Nathan Leslie, Best of the Web 2008 collects the best prose and poetry published on the Internet from October 2006-07.

What’s great about the book? It’s always pleasant to see Elizabeth Crane in an anthology—this time it’s “Promise” from Failbetter.com. Also, while I typically avoid reading anything with an overly medical nature (it freaks me out, man), Richard Jespers’s “Basketball Is Not a Drug” from Blac...more
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