A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor.

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor.

Lauren Groff--bestselling author, three-time National Book Award finalist, and "one of our finest living writers" (* New York Times)*--selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published in 2023.