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Reader's Digest Select Editions
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<p> The <i>Reader's Digest Select Editions</i> are a series of hardcover fiction <a href="/facts/Anthology/AjRSwF91">anthology</a> books, published bi-monthly and available by subscription, from <i><a href="/facts/Reader%2527s_Digest/nDCmcpRK">Reader's Digest</a></i>. Each volume consists of four or five current bestselling novels selected by <i>Digest</i> editors and abridged (or "condensed") to shorter form to accommodate the anthology format. </p><p>This series is a renamed continuation of the long-running anthology series <i><a href="/facts/Reader%2527s_Digest_Condensed_Books/hq1VN2Vy">Reader's Digest Condensed Books</a></i>. The two series overlapped in 1997 before fully switching to the <i>Select Editions</i> name. Frequently published authors in the Select series include <a href="/facts/Lee_Child/mGq5knqB">Lee Child</a> (19 titles), <a href="/facts/Nicholas_Sparks/XXIQCTWh">Nicholas Sparks</a> (17 titles), <a href="/facts/Michael_Connelly/kecLjxBg">Michael Connelly</a> (13 titles), <a href="/facts/Mary_Higgins_Clark/gPjfE1D8">Mary Higgins Clark</a> (12 titles) and <a href="/facts/Dick_Francis/3eLqq3ph">Dick Francis</a> (10 titles). </p>