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"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. Over the past several years, A Public Space has brought the work of Bette Howland back into print. First published in 1983, Things to Come and Go is her final book, and a showcase of her stunning talent--the razor-sharp observations, the elusive narrators, the language at once experimental and classical. Nearly forty years later, it's writing that "feel[s] revelatory and imperative to the work we might all be trying to make next" (Lynn Steger Strong)."--provided by publisher.
About the author
Bette Howland (1937-2017) was born in Chicago. She published three books in her lifetime:
W-3, and the story collections
Blue in Chicago and
Things to Come and Go. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1984, after which she did not publish another book. A posthumous collection of her stories,
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, is also available from A Public Space Books.
Rumaan Alam is the author of
Rich and Pretty,
That Kind of Mother, and
Leave the World Behind. He lives in New York City.
Summary
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.
Over the past several years, A Public Space has brought the work of Bette Howland back into print. First published in 1983, Things to Come and Go is her final book, and a showcase of her stunning talent—the razor-sharp observations, the elusive narrators, the language at once experimental and classical.
Nearly forty years later, it’s writing that “feel[s] revelatory and imperative to the work we might all be trying to make next” (Lynn Steger Strong).
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MARKETING PLAN
National review attentionTargeted advertising campaignNational events and panels talking about Bette Howland's legacy, and restoring the work of a significant woman writer to the literary canon Promotions on Goodreads, including Giveaways Promotion on A Public Space's social media channels Influencer outreach
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There is being seen, and then there is seeing. There is no seeing like Bette Howland's. On every page, catching the narrator's every glance, are observations rich in detail and delight—honest, acerbic, alert, and always dazzling in their inventiveness and wry, hard-edged wisdom. —Amitava Kumar
