{"product_id":"best-african-american-fiction-9780553385342","title":"Best African American Fiction","description":"Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the year's most outstanding fiction by some of today's finest African American writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere you'll find work by both established names and up-and-comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot D az. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle-class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musician's coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth-century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be \"brown skin paradise,\" is their creators' passionate engagement with matters of the human heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasterful and engaging, this first volume of Best African American Fiction features stories you'll want to savor, share, and return to again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease click the \"Behind the Book\" link for contributor's bios.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harris, E. Lynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553385342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.26w x 0.90d","brand":"E. Lynn Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39631195996235,"sku":"9780553385342","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_f66d31f1-0c31-4cef-a475-8fb366da7a4a.jpg?v=1641304420","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/best-african-american-fiction-9780553385342","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}