The best American nonrequired reading 2016 / edited by Rachel Kushner and the students of 826 National ; managing editor, Daniel Gumbiner.
This anthology presents a selection of short works from mainstream and alternative American periodicals published in 2015, including nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, fiction, and alternative comics.
Record details
- ISBN: 0544812115
- ISBN: 9780544812116
- Physical Description: xv, 415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Mariner original." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Grozny tourist bureau / Anthony Marra -- An oral history of Abdelrahman Al-Ahmar / Mateo Hoke and Cate Malek -- Jelly and Jack / Dana Spiotta -- Teflon toxin / Sharon Lerner -- How I became a prison gardener / Michele Scott -- Gentlest village / Jesse Ball -- An interview with President Obama / Marilynne Robinson -- Buena Vista Park, 2 A.M. / sam sax -- Miracle years of Little Fork / Rebecca Makkai -- Death-qualified / Gary Indiana -- Trip treatment / Michael Pollan -- Strong city / Da'Shay Portis -- Sudba I / Anna Kovatcheva -- Homer Dill's undead / Inara Verzemnieks -- Reluctant citizens / Kyle Boelte -- Shadehill / Mark Hitz -- Dream house / Ariana Reines -- Killing and dying / Adrian Tomine -- On this side / Yuko Sakata -- Lonely death of George Bell / N. R. Kleinfield -- Death of the sky / David Wagoner -- Bandit / Molly Brodak -- Borb / Jason Little -- Last poem for Oe / Laurel Hunt -- Things I know to be true / Kendra Fortmeyer -- Five poems / Dan Hoy -- Algorithmic problem solving for father-daughter relationships / Xuan Juliana Wang -- Brown vs. Ferguson / Endnotes -- Contributors' notes -- Best American Nonrequired Reading Committee -- Notable nonrequired reading of 2015 -- About 826 National -- About ScholarMatch. |
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Subject: | American prose literature > 21st century. American wit and humor > 21st century. Short stories, American. American prose literature. American wit and humor. Short stories, American. |
Genre: | Short stories. Humor. Humor. Short stories. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield | 818.608 Best 2016 (Text) | 31208912472422 | non-fiction | Available | - |
Shoals PL - Shoals | 810.8 KUS (Text) | 70512000017158 | Non-Fiction, Adult | Available | - |
West Lafayette PL - West Lafayette | 810.8 KUS (Text) | 31951004256886 | 2nd Floor - Non-Fiction | Available | - |