The Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses 2008 Edition

by Bill Henderson

Book Overview

"The Pushcart Prize series is the best of its kind."-Kirkus Reviews The Pushcart Prize XXXIIcontinues as a testament to the flourishing of American literature in our small presses. Edited with the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888889489
• ISBN13: 9781888889482
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Pushcart Press
• Length: 619 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A must-have year after year.

If the words "Small Presses" in the title of this collection signify to you that these pieces are likely amateurish or second-rate, think again. "Small Presses" includes almost all of the journals in the U.S. that regularly publish short fiction or poetry with only The New Yorker and Harper's notably excluded. Thus, this edition includes selections initially published in some of the most respected literary journals (Ploughshares, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review). It also identifies gems from less expected sources (The North Dakota Quarterly, The Idaho Review). And in this edition, as in most years, major talents both established (Joyce Carol Oates, Galway Kinnell, Robert Olen Butler) and emerging (Lauren Groff, Nam Le) are included. This dense collection contains more than 60 selections and offers more bang for the buck than almost any other anthology.

Great Source for modern stories

Anyone looking to read the more recent writers ought to consider this book. It's a terrific option for a read on a Sunday afternoon. I thought the stories gave me the opportunity to read the current writers of the day and that's a nice change from reading the classics.

Pushcart Prize collection

This is the first time I have seen one of the Pushcart Prize Collections. I find it amazingly broad in scope and consistently outstanding in quality. Since I have become more chronologically gifted (55), I find myself drawn to shorter works of fiction. Not simply because I am busy, but also because each work gives me an insight into another's world. To be able to do this in a few minutes, instead of several hours is refreshing. I highly recommend the collection for all readers. I have it on my desk and stop to read a selection or two each day.

Exhilarated by Excellence

Amazing stuff! Was particularly interested in reading writers whose work is new to me. BLESSING OF THE NEW MOON, by A. P. Miller is brilliant -- an exciting new face in small press literature.