“Short 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, it’s 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 sickness that ignites a lethal running mania in its victims, and from the grounds of a wild animal estate to a celebrity look-alike mother-for-hire, these stories transport readers to the impossible edges of our world and vivify characters who reflect the spectrum of human experience. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025 INCLUDES: LAUREN ACAMPORA • SARAH BRAUNSTEIN • BRET ANTHONY JOHNSTON • ELIZABETH McCRACKEN • CARRIE R. MOORE • ANDREW PORTER • WILLIAM PEI SHIH • JUSTIN TAYLOR • JESSICA TREADWAY • AND OTHERS
The Acid House
IRVINE WELSH
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Reheated Cabbage
The Collected Short Stories Of Roald Dahl
ROALD DAHL
Let It Snow Film Tie-In
GREEN JOHN,JOHNSON MAUREEN,MYRACLE LAUREN
The Archeologist and Selected Sea Stories
ANDREAS KARKAVITSAS
Nothing To Declare Stories
RABI THAPA
GRAND UNION
ZADIE SMITH
HAMISH HAMILTON/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
My Uncle Oswald
Beloved Mother Queen of the Night
SHONA RAMAYA
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SELF HELP
LORRIE MOORE
FABER & FABER/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
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