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Excerpt: The 12th Commandment

Daniel Tor­day
January 16, 2023
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Fic­tion
The 12th Commandment
Daniel Tor­day
Essay

Desanc­ti­fy­ing Kafka

Ross Ben­jamin
January 9, 2023
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Fic­tion
Can­ción
Eduardo Halfon; Lisa Dillman, Daniel Hahn, trans. 
From the Journal

Silence as Resis­tance: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Ilya Kamin­sky and Yaara Shehori

Jaclyn Gilbert
November 7, 2022
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Poet­ry
Dear Selec­tion Committee
Melis­sa Studdard
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Fic­tion
Three Mus­es
Martha Anne Toll
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Fic­tion
Greet­ings From Asbury Park
Daniel H. Turtel
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Fic­tion
Thistle­foot
Gen­naRose Nethercott
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Fic­tion
Ash­ton Hall
Lau­ren Belfer
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Fic­tion
The Late­com­er
Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Fic­tion
Cyclo­rama
Adam Langer
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Fic­tion
Shad­ows of Berlin: A Novel
David R. Gillham
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‘Hunger for Sto­ries’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Johan­na Kaplan

Francine Klags­brun
May 13, 2022
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Fic­tion
Last Resort
Andrew Lipstein
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Fic­tion
From the Jew­ish Provinces: Select­ed Stories
Fradl Shtok, Allison Schachter and Jordan D. Finkin (Translators)
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