Laura Spence-Ash

Laura Spence-Ash's debut novel, Beyond That, the Sea, was a national bestseller and has been translated into nine languages. The book drew acclaim from The New York Times and was chosen as a GMA Buzz Pick and an Indie Next Pick in 2023. Spence-Ash was named a Publishers Weekly Writer to Watch in 2023, and her short fiction has appeared in One Story, New England Review, Southern Humanities Review, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA in Fiction from Rutgers-Newark, and she lives in New Jersey.