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Tom Piazza on The Auburn Conference with David Gates
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 1, 2023
Join The Center for Fiction in welcoming novelist and screenwriter Tom Piazza (Tremé, A Free State) for the... -
How to Write a Memorable Personal Essay with Christina Santi
Once a week Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT June 5 to July 31, 2023
Develop bold narratives that tap into your unique voice through strategically designed prompts that guide you through the planning, writing, and... -
Playing with Point of View with Erin Swan
Once a week Wednesdays, 5:00 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT June 7 to June 28, 2023
Discover inventive ways to adjust the lens of your writing with the end goal of altering your readers’ perceptions and attaching new meanings...
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Jun 03
The Café & Bar Presents EXHIBIT B IN NYC: A Reading
5:00 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction Café & Bar -
Jun 06
The Art of the Short Story: Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on Innards with Dawnie Walton
7:00 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction
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Jun 09
Booking for Love: A Literary Speed Dating Event
6:00 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction
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This Is Crónica with Javier Sinay
Once a week Thursdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT June 8 to July 27, 2023
Interrogate the virtues of a rich, diverse genre of literary journalism with the goal of producing an empathetic, resilient, and emotional nonfiction... -
Booking for Love: A Literary Speed Dating Event
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT June 9, 2023
If your dream meet-cute is reaching for the same book on the shelves of a bookstore that happens to have flattering natural light and a convenient... -
Character Development: Summoning Compelling Players Who Drive Story with Debra Jo Immergut
Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am EDT - 2:00 pm EDT June 10 to June 11, 2023
Breathe the spark of life into complex characters who will become your storytelling partners and direct you into a more captivating narrative.
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Life's Work
The lives of creative individuals inform four books of different genres this week—in memoir, biography, history, and narrative nonfiction -
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Look Inside the Book
This week you’ll discover the latest from a Center favorite who has graced us with his presence at several past events; laughs... -
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Simply Put
One-word titles always catch my eye and ear, and this week four of the novels qualify. For two of them, we have signed copies while they last -
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The Merry Month of May
Two debut books by Chinese American writers—a novel and a story collection—help usher in Asian American and Pacific Islander... -
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Champing at the Bit
I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of this week’s extraordinary writers at the bookseller’s Winter Institute in Seattle... -
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"You Carry Mother Earth Within You"
Today we commemorate Earth Day with a selection of books that celebrate the land and its flora and fauna in various ways -
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Picture This
The writers this week create worlds and settings that are richly observed and easy to imagine, no matter how far they stray from... -
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From One Extreme to Another
These five works of fiction could not be more different. Moods go from light and lively, to threatening and murderous -
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Here, There, and Everywhere
Two debuts and three returning writers grace this week’s selection. There are five voices from around the world: Mexico, the... -
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Beautiful Freedom
The title of Farah Jasmine Griffin’s new essay collection inspires this selection which includes a novel about formidable female... -
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Phenomenal Women
As Maya Angelou put it: “It’s the fire in my eyes/And the flash of my teeth/The swing in my waist/And the joy in my feet/I’m... -
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Unlikely Pairs
Improbable relationships often make for good stories. The occasion for drama is ever-present; comedy and tragedy abound -
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Viewpoints
March brings in an array of superb voices and perspectives. You’ll discover (or revisit) writers from New Zealand, Canada... -
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Fun Fiction
This week we feature stories and novels that are playful and entertaining. Who doesn’t need an infusion of fun in the depths of February? -
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Ah, Youth
This week we feature two novelists who are beloved at The Center, working at the height of their literary prowess -
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Mad Love
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, reminding us that there are many versions of love. This week we run the gamut... -
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Paradise Lost & Found
This week, we highlight some of the very excellent new books on the horizon and welcome the beginning of Black History Month... -
Celebrating Black History Month: A Dozen New and Noteworthy Reads
Below we have chosen twelve titles that we are excited to feature for Black History Month. Six are new hardcover adult novels... -
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Wonder-Full
This week includes a riveting novel about a woman’s unravelling—one of my favorite books of the new year; a wildly creative... -
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The Whole World
Spanning the globe this week, we travel around the world with a group of artful and totally entertaining writers: a Bosnian American...
