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Bookstore Reopening: Hours & Details
We’re excited to welcome everyone back to our bookstore for curbside pick-up and in-store browsing. For the safety of our employees and... -
Story Time
Ann Dowd Reads There's a Bug on My Arm That Won't Let Go by David Mackintosh
The extraordinary Ann Dowd joins us once more for children’s story time! Today she’s reading There’s a Bug on My Arm That Won’t...
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National Teen Storyteller Contest
Floor Meditations
Dominique de Castro, 11th Grade, New YorkFirst Place — Dust clouds hung in the air. Sun rays wove between each particle in an intricate lattice, covering the study... -
National Teen Storyteller Contest
Skeleton Love
Joseph Caluya, 12th Grade, NevadaSecond Place — The stares of the cruel eyes penetrated through me, transmitting a notion that my body was some sort of anathema... -
National Teen Storyteller Contest
16 Siroccos
Mary Lawrence Ware, 10th Grade, New YorkThird Place — My mother says menopause is full of pain. Hot flashes, anger, despair, insomnia, a surge of untamable emotions...
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All Book Recs
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Bookstore Picks
Dog Days of Summer Reading
There is an abundance of incredible new fiction awaiting hungry readers this August, so make time to stock up before the coming... -
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Hope in Times of Hardship
When we started these newsletters COVID-19 had just begun to spread and the bookstore closed for quarantine -
The First Novel Prize
2020 First Novel Prize: The Long List
We are so pleased to announce the long list for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. -
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Topics of the Moment, for All Ages
Here are a few titles for both kids and adults that address subjects on our minds today—politics, racial injustice, gender... -
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Lose Yourself in These Long Reads and Prize-Winning Paperbacks
This week we are mentioning just a few new hardcovers as these might take the same amount of time to read as six smaller books! -
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An Explosion of Voices
It’s fireworks season (especially this year!), and this selection of books is particularly bright. Here is a roundup of recent... -
Bookstore Picks
Gothic Stories and More for the Hot, Humid Days of Summer
Dear Friends of the Center,This week we offer a blend of crime, suspense, horror and, especially, creepy gothic stories -
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Fathers in Fiction and Memoirs, Recent and Timeless
As we approach Father’s Day this weekend, we have assembled a group of books that feature fathers—good and bad, present and... -
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Read with Pride: Fiction, Poetry, Memoirs, and Essay Collections
To celebrate Pride Month 2020 here is an eclectic assortment of new and recent works from disparate voices that strike a common chord -
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Black Lives Matter - Teach Your Children Well
Black Lives Matter and as always we must teach our children about racism at the earliest age. For teens on the cusp of adulthood... -
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Story Collections: Contemporary Classics, New Voices, and Experimental Writing
At the Center for Fiction, we are forever extolling the virtues of the short form. The ability to capture a life, an entire landscape... -
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Lose Yourself in These Riveting Personal Narratives
These eight new memoirs highlight the importance of friendship, music, food, and art in our lives—elements that allow these... -
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British Imports: Lost Gems and Pocket-Sized Reads
This week we are highlighting a selection of our British imports—collections of short fiction and essays from classic to contemporary... -
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Stunning Memoirs, New Paperbacks, and More Recommendations for Mother's Day
This week we celebrate the coming of Mother’s Day with some authors from home and abroad, some enticing paperbacks you might...
