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Best of the Small Presses (2026)
by Bill Henderson
Awards:
Highest Honors―American Academy of Arts & Letters
Lifetime Achievement―National Book Critics Circle
Writers For Writers―Barnes & Noble/Poets & Writers
The annual international gathering of the best Fiction, Poetry, Essays and Memoirs from small independent literary presses, including more than 60 selections from 50 presses chosen with the advice of 160 distinguished Contribution Editors.
"The essays, poems, and stories in this dazzling anthology of Pushcart Prize winners explore a fascination with technology's darker side and anxieties about being made obsolete. The pieces are frequently mesmerizing, and the recurring themes create an intriguing sense of continuity." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Essential, as ever, for literary trend watchers, and packed with good reading." —Kirkus Reviews
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and in Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore – "the world's smallest bookstore."
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