{"product_id":"the-best-short-stories-2025-the-o-henry-prize-winners-paperback","title":"The Best Short Stories 2025: The O. Henry Prize Winners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward P. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJenny Minton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by a diverse and exciting array of writers, including Wendell Berry, Alice Hoffman, Dave Eggers, Ling Ma, Lori Ostlund, and Anthony Marra.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContinuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Edward P. Jones has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Jones, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WINNING STORIES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Stackpole Legend,\" \u003cb\u003eWendell Berry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Arrow,\" \u003cb\u003eGina Chung\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That Girl,\" \u003cb\u003eAddie Citchens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Pleasure of a Working Life,\" \u003cb\u003eMichael Deagler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blackbirds,\" \u003cb\u003eLindsey Drager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hearing Aids,\" \u003cb\u003eClyde Edgerton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sanrevelle,\" \u003cb\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stump of the World,\" \u003cb\u003eMadeline ffitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shotgun Calypso,\" \u003cb\u003eIndya Finch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"City Girl,\" \u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sickled,\" \u003cb\u003eJane Kalu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Spit of Him,\" \u003cb\u003eThomas Korsgaard\u003c\/b\u003e, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken\u003cbr\u003e\"Winner,\" \u003cb\u003eLing Ma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Countdown,\" \u003cb\u003eAnthony Marra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just Another Family,\" \u003cb\u003eLori Ostlund\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mornings at the Ministry,\" \u003cb\u003eEhsaneh Sadr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rosaura at Dawn,\" \u003cb\u003eDaniel Saldaña París\u003c\/b\u003e, translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney\u003cbr\u003e\"Three Niles,\" \u003cb\u003eZak Salih\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strange Fruit,\" \u003cb\u003eYah Yah Scholfield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miracle in Lagos Traffic,\" \u003cb\u003eChika Unigwe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD P. JONES\u003c\/b\u003e has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/i\u003e. His first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, won the PEN\/Hemingway Award and was short-listed for the National Book Award. Jones received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2005 and was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2019. In 2024 \u003ci\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/i\u003e was voted \"the best work of fiction by an American writer in the 21st century\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e which also included his story collection \u003ci\u003eAll Aunt Hagar's Children\u003c\/i\u003e as one of The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. \u003ci\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/i\u003e appears on Kirkus Reviews' list of the Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far). Jones is a Professor of Creative Writing at The George Washington University. He was born and raised in Washington, DC where he still resides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNY MINTON QUIGLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Early Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eLolita in the Afterlife.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, with her husband, sons, and dogs.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.98 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987445350701,"sku":"9780593689608","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/a54le50Tc9780593689608.webp?v=1776178746","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-best-short-stories-2025-the-o-henry-prize-winners-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}