Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0618357130, Paperback)

Now in its twentieth year, this "consistently refined and lively series" (Booklist) still highlights "the best that the form can be" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Edited by the best-selling writer Susan Orlean, this year's collection highlights lively and provocative writing for these difficult times. Contributors include Roger Angell, Andrea Barrett, David Sedaris, Holly Welker, and others.