| The Best American Short Stories 2006 | |
| Editor: | Ann Patchett and Katrina Kenison |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Best American Short Stories |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded By: | The Best American Short Stories 2005 |
| Followed By: | The Best American Short Stories 2007 |
The Best American Short Stories 2006, a volume in The Best American Short Stories series, was edited by Katrina Kenison and by guest editor Ann Patchett.[1] [2] [3] This edition is notable in that it was the last edition edited by Katrina Kenison, who was succeeded by Heidi Pitlor the following year. Also, Patchett chose to present the stories in reverse-alphabetical order.
| Author | Story | Where story previously appeared |
|---|---|---|
| "Once the Shore" | One Story | |
| "Awaiting Orders" | The New Yorker | |
| "The Ambush" | Tin House | |
| "Secret" | Ploughshares | |
| "Dominion" | TriQuarterly | |
| "So Much for Artemis" | One Story | |
| "Refresh, Refresh" | The Paris Review | |
| "Self-Reliance" | Lake Effect | |
| "The View from Castle Rock" | The New Yorker | |
| "Tattooizm" | Tin House | |
| "Cowboy" | The New Yorker | |
| "The Dog" | The Paris Review | |
| "After a Life" | Zoetrope | |
| "The Conductor" | The New Yorker | |
| "Today I'm Yours" | Zoetrope | |
| "How We Avenged the Blums" | The Atlantic Monthly | |
| "Grandmother's Nose" | Daedalus | |
| "A New Gravestone for an Old Grave" | Zoetrope | |
| "The Casual Car Pool" | Ploughshares | |
| "Mr. Nobody at All" | Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern | |
Included in the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2006" were stories by noted authors like John Updike, Uwem Akpan, Alice Hoffman, Lorrie Moore, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffrey Eugenides, Donald Barthelme, Chris Adrian and Judy Budnitz.