The Best American Short Stories is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Lorrie Moore, Gabriel Bump, Rita Chang-Eppig, Vanessa Cuti, Jenzo DuQue, Brandon Hobson, Jamil Jan Kochai, Nicole Krauss, David Means, Yxta Maya Murray, Eloghosa Osunde, Jane Pek, Tracey Rose Peyton, Christa Romanosky, George Saunders, Shanteka Sigers, Stephanie Soileau, Madhuri Vijay, Bryan Washington, Kevin Wilson, and C Pam Zhang.