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November 5, 2006

The New Public (NYC)

To hear it told, once upon a time (post-World War I) every prominent literary figure from Dorothy Parker to George S. Kaufman to New Yorker creator Harold Ross met daily for lunch at the Algonquin Round Table. Judging from the mythology, no one ever abstained from bantering and quipping (and being quoted) because of trivialities like dentist appointments or the sniffles or (gasp) other plans—the company was far too grand. This age has surely been romanticized, but clearly the creative energy of the time was palpable. These days Brooklyn is the new Round Table, hosting young hot writers by the dozen and more recently the offices of new fiction, poetry and culture magazine A Public Space. Created by former Paris Review editor Brigid Hughes, the quarterly publication represents this fresh literary era, which yes, still exists despite the seductive shows like Flavor of Love and The Duel. At the Strand at 7p.m. tonight, Hughes will host authors Lauren Redniss and Liz Goldwyn and maybe, just maybe, someone brilliant will quip and be quoted. Witness history in the making. Free, The Strand, 828 Brodway, (212) 473-1452, apublicspace.org

November 5, 2006 in OPENINGS/LAUNCHES | Permalink

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Posted by Fidel | May 28 2007 8:45AM

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