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A PUBLIC SPACE

No. 30

The past will reveal to us the nature of the present. —Joan Perucho

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No. 30
 

Art

Marcelyn McNeil

Marcelyn McNeil

 

Poetry

Time Keeping

Time was an instant, a moment.

Matt Miller

 

Apocrypha

Mysteries of Yesteryear

It actually wasn’t that hard to invoke spirits around a table. They were everywhere.

Translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem

Joan Perucho

 

Fiction

Brindis at Covadonga

His brother was both more native and worldly, one whose life was as mysterious to him as it was obvious.

Dagoberto Gilb

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A virtuosic debut exploring personhood, place, loneliness, love, and home.

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Ada Zhang

The Sorrows of Others

From the acclaimed author of Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage and the memoir W-3, a trio of novellas about three women’s bold exploration of the desire for belonging as it comes into conflict with the fulfillment of our individual selves. With an introduction by Rumaan Alam.

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Things to Come and Go

In nine exhilarating stories of queer love in contemporary Nigeria, God’s Children Are Little Broken Things announces the arrival of a daring new voice in fiction.

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Events

 

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The Sorrows of Others

Jun
5

Ada Zhang reads from her debut story collection, The Sorrows of Others, at the #YeahYouWrite reading series.

Monday, June 5, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. ET Someday Bar, 364 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY

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News

 

News

We are pleased to share Fletcher Huntley's essay "Why Have You Forsaken Me?" as the 2023 recipient of the Bette Howland Nonfiction Prize.

May 1, 2023 by Fletcher Huntley

 

Editorial Fellows

The 2023 A Public Space Editorial Fellow is Lydia Mathis.

March 6, 2023

 

News

Stories Out of School is an annual flash-fiction contest created by the Academy for Teachers to honor "the most fascinating, difficult, and important job on the planet."

February 6, 2023

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