• Neil Gaiman is a New York Times bestselling author many times over and the 2009 winner of the Newbery Medal for The Graveyard Book. He’s had wild success in the box office with the production of Coraline and Mirrormask. His work appeals to readers of all ages and interests, and he has more than one million followers on Twitter. He has also contributed a story to this collection.

Contributors include:
Lawrence Block • Roddy Doyle • Joanne Harris • Joe Hill • Walter Mosley • Joyce Carol Oates • Stewart O’Nan • Chuck Palahniuk • Carolyn Parkhurst • Jodi Picoult • Peter Straub • Neil Gaiman

The generally accepted view of literature holds that there are two major categories: mainstream fiction, and all the rest, commonly known as “genre.” This second category has always been considered inferior—to be taken less seriously, to be covered in ghettoed sections of book review publications, or worse, to be ignored and even dismissed. But the barrier between “genre” and “mainstream” fiction is an artificial one, contends Neil Gaiman. The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as he and Al Sarrantino demonstrate with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.

One of the leading arbiters of contemporary culture, Gaiman—along with "master anthologist" (Booklist) Al Sarrantonio—personally invited, read, and selected all the stories in this collection, and his standard for what he’s calling the “new literature of the imagination” is high. Stories is a groundbreaking anthology that reinvigorates, expands, and redefines the limits of imaginative fiction and affords some of the best writers in the world the opportunity to work together, defend their craft, and realign misconceptions. Brilliant and visionary, sure to become a classic, Stories will cultivate a new appreciation for the limitless realm of exceptional fiction.