"Original and arresting….[Jones's] stories will touch chords of empathy and recognition in all readers." -Washington Post  "These 14 stories of African-American life…affirm humanity as only good literature can."  -Los Angeles Times A magnificent collection of short fiction focusing on the lives of African-American men and women in Washington, D.C., Lost in the City is the book that first brought author Edward P. Jones to national attention....

"In this anthology, uncover a century of dark mystery stories set in America's mighty capital. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of city-based noir anthologies launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is compromised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city in the book. The original D.C. Noir , a groundbreaking collection of new fiction by sixteen different writers, displayed the curatorial prowess...

The Best American Short Stories is the longest running and best-selling series of short fiction in the country. For the centennial celebration of this beloved annual series, master of the form Lorrie Moore selects forty stories from the more than two thousand that were published in previous editions. Series editor Heidi Pitlor recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes and examines, decade by decade, the trends captured over a hundred years. Together, the...