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A Message from Yvonne Orji, Emcee of Our Annual Awards Benefit
The Center for Fiction Annual Awards Benefit will take place virtually on Thursday, December 3rd at 7:30 p.m. EST. -
45:15 Online: A Communal Writing Experience
Saturday, 2:00 pm EST - 3:15 pm EST November 28, 2020
Our community writing event, inspired by Sussman’s system for disciplined and generative writing practice, continues online! -
Beyond the Tropes: Race and African American Character in Speculative Fiction with Marc L Abbott
Three Sessions via Zoom Sundays, 12:00 pm EST - 1:30 pm EST January 10 to March 7, 2021
Race often plays a role in speculative fiction since much of the images of people of color are written by white authors. It’s often prevalent...
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December 5th to December 6th
Experimental Writing for Non-Experimental Writers with Porochista Khakpour (Sold Out)
$150
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January 10th to March 7th
Beyond the Tropes: Race and African American Character in Speculative Fiction with Marc L Abbott
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January 11th to April 12th
Virginia Woolf: Modernist Master with Anne E. Fernald (Sold Out)
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Members Only: The Literarians
Wednesday, 12:30 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST January 13, 2021
The Literarians is a free monthly discussion group open to members of The Center. -
Author/Editor: Charlotte Wood on The Weekend with Sarah McGrath
An international bestseller, shortlisted for the Stella Prize, and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, Charlotte Wood’s latest novel...
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Our Thanks to You
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, one thing we are thankful for is the support you readers, members and customers have... -
Authors from the Diaspora: A Reading List by Yvonne Orji
Add Yvonne’s picks to your winter reading list and join her on Thursday, December 3rd for our Annual Awards Benefit! -
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The Department of Speculation
With a sigh of relief that the election is basically over, we are ready to turn to the future—and a handful of books that do just that -
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Shorts!
Sometimes we just need something concise and brief and diminutive, of modest size (but not necessarily scope) -
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First Novels and Last Novels, and Those in Between
Some of the finest books of the season are just coming out now. They can provide a welcome alternative to the daily news cycle... -
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Horrors!
Haunting, scary, spooky, creepy, frightening, gothic, and ghostly—how many ways can we describe the novels that make us shiver... -
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The Voices of America
This week we focus on the great variety of voices in America in its many forms: fiction, fantastic and speculative; biography... -
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Murder, Eat, Read, Repeat
This week I wanted to call out four new books in the crime genre that are particularly good—followed by a new mouthwatering... -
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Escape the Election Blues with Fall Books
This week’s collection underscores how a variety of storytelling styles can entertain, emotionally satisfy, and surprise -
The First Novel Prize
2020 First Novel Prize: The Short List
We are pleased to announce that debut novels by Amina Cain, Maisy Card, Hilary Leichter... -
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Found in Translation
This week we celebrate works in translation with recent novels and nonfiction that show a wonderful diversity of voices coming... -
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Curl Up and Read as the Cooler Weather Rolls In
A fantastical world, families navigating the death of a loved one, a plea for respect to all American citizens and young adult... -
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Something for Everyone
This week offers an array of tantalizing Fall arrivals with characters from a variety of backgrounds and, we hope, for every... -
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An Embarrassment of Riches to Start September
As usual September is beginning with an abundance of tasty, irresistible books to read. Despite the absence of all the usual... -
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Late Season Offerings Featuring Exceptional Women
This week marks the publication of the hotly anticipated new novel from Elena Ferrante, which we have the pleasure of launching...
