Best American Short Stories

By Scott Simon

Published November 29, 2002 at 11:00 PM CST

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The Best American Short Stories is a popular anthology containing works in a not-so-popular genre. Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks with this year's guest editor, novelist Sue Miller, about the state of the short story and the works she chose for the 2002 edition. (8:20)

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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