The only annual anthology to showcase the very best writing from America's alternative presses. Hundreds of small presses, nominate thousands of short stories, poems, and essays for inclusion in the annual Pushcart anthology. This unique submissions process ensures a diversity of writing unmatched by any other anthology.A very handsome, sturdy but used copy of this book that came NOT from a library discard pile but from the collection of a discrete owner on who cared for books. This binding is okay; pages are clean and unmarked. There is NO underlining tobacco odor or highlighting. There is NO dust jacket. Price tags on cover and spine added without additional charge to the buyer. I would give this book as a gift in a heartbeat! Joyce Carol Oates, Gwendolyn Brooks, Christopher Buckley, and Paul West. book is in very good condition., pictorial soft cover binding, 574 pages, Best Of The Small Presses- The only annual anthology to showcase the very best writing from America's alternative presses.