Best American Short Stories 2025; Edited by Celeste Ng Book cover type:Paperback that lives inside you

that lives inside you

unless you're a Folkmanis® TOAD puppet

His rock-star parents split when he was young

Three bookish orphans

Best American Short Stories 2025; Edited by Celeste Ng Book cover type:Paperback that lives inside youShort stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values, writes guest editor Celeste Ng. In a time when our values are being tested daily, its hard to think of anything more important. The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress obsessed with a student in her rotation to a mysterious