The Sexiest Form: A Conversation with the Series Editor of Best American Short Stories 2025 and a Featured Author
From Writing Stories by Brianna Avenia-Tapper
January 17, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
Brianna Avenia-Tapper interviews Series Editor Nicole Lamy and featured author Jessica Treadway about the Best American Short Stories Anthology 2025.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Series Editor Nicole Lamy and featured author Jessica Treadway talk about the Best American Short Stories Anthology 2025. The episode covers: Trends among the stories Who reads the anthology in 2026 and how representation may show up differently How to define a contemporary short story
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Host: Brianna Avenia-Tapper
Guests: Nicole Lamy, Jessica Treadway
Topics covered
- Best American Short Stories
- short story trends
- representation in literature
- contemporary short stories
- literary anthology
Keywords
- short stories
- anthology
- literature
- writing
- representation
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Books & works: Best American Short Stories 2025
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