Product Description

Dzanc Books is excited to announce plans to publish an annual The Best of the Web anthology series starting in 2008. This print anthology will compile the best fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that online literary journals have to offer in an eclectic collection in the manner of other broad-ranging anthologies such as The Pushcart Prize anthology, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and Best American Short Stories. The Best of the Web anthology will be the first comprehensive print anthology to represent the vast array of contemporary online literature on an annual basis, bringing the world of web journals to a greater audience. Nathan Leslie, Fiction Editor for The Pedestal Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of The Potomac, and the author of five short story collections, and will serve as the series editor.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1367264 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 353 pages

Review
Though publishing online provides us the opportunity to present fiction free from economic imperative, permitting us, our authors, and our readers to relish in the experiment of expression, one of our great regrets is forgoing the sensation of binding it, printing it, holding the work we proudly select in our hands. Then along comes Dzanc Books, and this gift of a book, Best of the Web, that feels, to us, like the presentation of an award. --Aaron Petrovich and Alex Rose, editors, Hotel St. George

While reading this anthology, you may find yourself muttering, 'Where did Dzanc find such brilliant fiction and non-fiction-y writing? Are they witches?' I don't want to give away too much of the magic, but I will say this ... yes, they are witches. --Eric Spitznagel, web editor, Monkeybicycle

About the Author
Nathan Leslie's six books of fiction include Madre, Reverse Negative, A Cold Glass of Milk, and Drivers. Nathan's short stories, essays, and poems have appeared in many print and online magazines. He is fiction editor for The Pedestal Magazine. His website is www.nathanleslie.com.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic collection of online content
This great anthology includes "Tattooed People" by Seth Harwood which I first experienced as part of A Long Way From Disney - just one of Seth's FREE podcasts available at sethharwood.com
Seth is better known as the author of the amazing Jack Palms Crime podcasts and has gained a huge following among the online community and recently stormed the Amazon charts with the release of Jack Wakes Up on Palms Sunday.
Grab this book and enjoy Seth's wonderful short story among the work of other great writers such as George Saunders, Elizabeth Crane and a whole bunch of others.