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Person Place Thing Featuring Jennifer Egan

Friday, November 22nd at The Center for Fiction

Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen and Jennifer Egan.
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KidsRead: Vashti Harrison Story Time

Saturday, November 23rd at The Center for Fiction

We are thrilled to host a special storytime with New York Times bestselling illustrator and children’s author Vashti Harrison!
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Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South

Tuesday, February 25th - May 26th at The Center for Fiction

This reading group is designed for those interested in and delving into other facets of Zora Neale Hurston’s work during and after the Harlem Renaissance
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Dystopian Fiction, Past & Present

Tuesday, March 10th - June 2nd at The Center for Fiction

Rapid technological change. Declining social cohesion. Existential doubt about the nature of truth. We’ve been here before
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The 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize: Short List

By The Center for Fiction

We are pleased to announce that debut novels by Chia-Chia Lin, Julia Phillips, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, Ocean Vuong, Joe Wilkins, Lauren Wilkinson, and De’Shawn Charles Winslow are shortlisted for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize!

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Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen

By Jonathan Franzen

National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom, The End of the End of the Earth) on six of his favorite reads.