The short story is a barometer for the state & shape of literature. New American Stories presents the boldest, most innovative & most resonant fiction coming out of the American literary scene. Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet & Leaving the Sea, has here curated an anthology that gives the lay of the literary l&. From established masters of the form like Don De Lillo & Lydia Davis to neoteric trailblazers such as Rebecca Curtis & Rachel B. Glaser, this collection sees Marcus trying to `prove that the distinctions we erect between styles & approaches to fiction can be essentially meaningless`. The result is a must-read, must-own volume for readers of literary fiction.