Best of 2011
The Best Australian Stories 2011
$29.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
‘Great short stories have a power like a depth charge, subtext roiling up to the surface at precisely the right moment.’ – Cate Kennedy
In The Best Australian Stories 2011, Cate Kennedy presents the most outstandin... Buy or find out more →
The Best Australian Poems 2011
$24.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
‘What a rich, strange and diverse lot these poems turned out to be … I suspect that these baroque and potent imaginings can only have come into existence as fragments of dreams or nightmares.’ — John Tranter
In T... Buy or find out more →
The Best Australian Essays 2011
$29.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
‘Turn the page and hear the voices within …’—Ramona Koval
The Best Australian Essays 2011 offers up bliss and illumination in equal measure – from the pleasures of the flesh to the events that convulsed the world... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
$21.95 – Paperback book / Mariner Books
The excellent 15th edition of this best of series, edited by mystery maven Otto Penzler, contains 20 winning short stories, many by relative unknowns. Among the standouts are Brendan Duboiss Ride-Along, in which a vetera... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Comics 2011
$35.00 – Hardcover book / Houghton Mifflin
Fun Home creator Bechdel selects 27 pieces for this year's Best American anthology, and though a reader can trace her sensibility in some of the entries.
Eric Orner's funny and explicit "Weekends Abroad" might as well be... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Non Required Reading 2011
$20.95 – Paperback book / Mariner Books
A selection of the best writing, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and blogs, published during 2010
An eclectic volume introduced by Guillermo del Toro and compiled by Dave Eggers and students of his San Fra... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Short Stories 2011
$21.95 – Paperback book / Mariner Books
Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Geraldine Brooks, this year's collection will be another "sure bet for gripping, emotional challenging reading" ("San Diego Union-Tribune"). With Brooks picking the best o... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Essays 2011
$20.95 – Paperback book / Houghton Mifflin
Edited by the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother, I Am Dying, this classic collection of essays showcases the year's best. Buy or find out more →
The Best Australian Science Writing 2011
$29.95 – Paperback book / New South Books
From the elemental forces that drive our expanding universe to the delicate hairs on the back of your neck, science offers talented writers the kind of scope that other subjects simply can’t match. This dynamic genre of ... Buy or find out more →
The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011
$27.99 – Paperback book / Travellers Tales
Since publishing A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was ... Buy or find out more →
The Best British Poetry 2011
$26.95 – Paperback book / Salt Publishing
The Best British Poetry 2011 presents the finest and most engaging poems found in British-based literary magazines and webzines over the past year. The material gathered represents the rich variety of current UK poetry, ... Buy or find out more →
The Best Of 2011 Boxset
$75.00 – Book - unsepcified / Black Inc
A box set of the Best Australian Stories, Essays and Poems of 2011.
In The Best Australian Stories 2011, Cate Kennedy presents the most outstanding short fiction of the past year.
These stories take us deep into our past... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Science Writing 2011
$21.95 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
The 2011 edition of the popular annual series that Kirkus Reviews hailed as “superb brain candy,” Best American Science Writing 2011 continues the tradition of gathering the most crucial, thought-provoking and engaging s... Buy or find out more →
The Best American Poetry 2011
$20.00 – Paperback book / Scribner
The latest installment of the yearly anthology of contemporary American poetry that has achieved brand-name status in the literary world. Buy or find out more →
The Best Spiritual Writing 2011
$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
)Every year, The Best Spiritual Writing brings together the year's finest essays and poetry, writing that-will nourish the soul and stimulate the mind.This year's volume features a wide range of thought-provoking, inspir... Buy or find out more →
Best Gay Erotica 2011
$22.95 – Paperback book / Cleis Press
This year's edition of the most popular erotic anthology for gay men features stories that run the gamut of gay male sexual experience, from first times to one- night stands and from long-time lovers to explosive group g... Buy or find out more →
Best Lesbian Erotica 2011
$22.95 – Paperback book / Cleis Press
In Kathleen Warnock's spectacular parade of lesbian sex, women find love and lust in the most unexpected places. Femmes, baby dykes, bulldaggers, diesel dykes, studs, AGs, biker dykes, lipstick lesbians, and andros alike... Buy or find out more →