In this episode, we celebrate the short story and the recently published The Best American Short Stories 2025 with author and guest editor Celeste Ng and series editor Nicole A. Lamy.
“For me, the joy of the short story is in the compression. The story is boiled down to its essence.”
To learn more about Celeste Ng, visit her official website. Learn more about this year's Best American Short Stories.
“It’s the distillation of feeling and of character that I love in a short story. And everything I love about a short story is not always on the page.”
