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Story/Teller Arts: Will Arbery and Chloé Cooper Jones with Leslie Jamison
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT April 12, 2023
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group are thrilled to welcome playwright Will Arbery, philosopher and journalist... -
The Center for Fiction Presents V (Formerly Eve Ensler) on Reckoning with Carole Zimmer
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT April 19, 2023
Join The Center For Fiction in welcoming award-winning journalist, reporter, and producer Carole Zimmer for a live taping of...
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Mar 30
A Reading by the 2023 Whiting Award Winners
6:30 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction
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Apr 12
Story/Teller Arts: Will Arbery and Chloé Cooper Jones with Leslie Jamison
7:00 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction
& Livestreamed -
Apr 19
The Center for Fiction Presents V (Formerly Eve Ensler) on Reckoning with Carole Zimmer
7:00 pm EDT at The Center for Fiction
& Livestreamed
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Unputdownable: How to Grab the Reader's Attention and Keep It with Stefan Merrill Block
Friday—Sunday March 31 to April 2, 2023
Whether it’s literary fiction, a genre novel, or nonfiction, a story’s ability to find a readership comes down to a single essential question... -
Crafting Unforgettable Characters with Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
Friday—Sunday March 31 to April 2, 2023
Great characters remain essential to any work of fiction. They are a combination of writers’ knowledge, skill, and imagination -
Your Problems Are Your Solutions: Generative Revision Through Plot with Christopher M. Hood
Once a week Tuesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT April 11 to May 30, 2023
As fiction writers, we all love the flow, when the words race along and we are carried by the momentum. Inevitably, however, come moments when...
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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... -
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Volatile Worlds
Two novels in translation from Italy, indigenous crime in New Zealand, an American climate epic, and a debut of speculative fantasy... -
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Criminally Good
It’s a crime that there isn’t more time for all the books we intended to read in 2022 and now here comes more—five enticing... -
The Literarians: 2022 Selections
Featuring titles by Laird Hunt, Deesha Philyaw, Michelle Zauner, Louise Erdrich, Katie Kitamura, Xochitl Gonzalez, Emily St.... -
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And to All a Good Night
Our many thanks to you, our dear readers, members and patrons of The Center, our Bookstore, and our Café & Bar -
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Holiday Picks: Gift Books
Here is a selection of the season’s most tempting illustrated volumes. We also have a fine collection of The Center for Fiction... -
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Holiday Picks from Our Library and Bookstore Staff
One of the best features of The Center for Fiction is our Staff Recommendations. This week I asked our Library and Bookstore... -
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Kids, Kids, Kids
It has been a terrific year for young people’s literature. This week, The Center’s expert children’s bookseller, Ann... -
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A Cabinet of Curiosities
The holiday festivities are beginning but there are still 2022 books we don’t want to miss. Here we highlight voices from Spain... -
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Food, Glorious Food!
With Thanksgiving coming this week and more holidays around the corner, most of us are thinking about the wonderful food we are...
