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The International Library and Celebrate Mexico Now: Stitches, Secrets, Shame with Jazmina Barrera, Valeria Luiselli, and Christina MacSweeney
Stitches, secrets, shame: Mexican writer Jazmina Barrera’s first novel, Cross-Stitch, translated into English by Christina...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Katherine Vaz on Above the Salt
The Center for Fiction welcomed Katherine Vaz to celebrate her latest novel. Above the Salt follows two Portuguese refugees...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Lisa Gornick on Ana Turns with Joan Silber
We welcomed Lisa Gornick (The Peacock Feast, Louisa Meets Bear) to The Center for Fiction to discuss Ana Turns...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Ed Park on Same Bed Different Dreams with Hua Hsu
The Center for Fiction was thrilled to welcome Ed Park, author of the novel Personal Days and founding editor of The...
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In Translation: The Complete Clarice Lispector Translations
We celebrated the complete set of new Clarice Lispector translations published by New Directions—an enormous two-decade project...
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Story/Teller Arts: James Ijames on Fat Ham with Jonathan McCrory
On the heels of Fat Ham’s critically acclaimed Broadway run, James Ijames joined The Center for Fiction for a rich...
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On America: Tim O’Brien on America Fantastica with Rick MacArthur
To celebrate the launch of his first novel in twenty years, American literary icon and best-selling author of The Things They Carried...
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The International Library: Emily Wilson on The Iliad with Alice Oswald
We celebrated a brand new translation of Homer’s The Iliad from one of the most celebrated literary translators of our time, Emily...
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Tan Twan Eng on The House of Doors with Brandon Taylor
The Center hosted a very special evening with Tan Twan Eng, celebrated author of The Gift of Rain and The Garden...
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A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellows
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellows came together to conclude their cohort year and share their works in progress...