Saturday, 5:00 pm EDT April 25, 2026
The Center for Fiction
Celebrate the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl with an after-party at The Center for Fiction!
- 5pm: Bring your Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl Passport and receive a prize giveaway ticket for every bookstore you visited during the Crawl. Enjoy happy hour drinks at our Café & Bar and hang out with fellow bookstore lovers.
- 6pm: Join us in our auditorium for a prize giveaway hosted by author Rob Franklin (Great Black Hope) with a chance to win bookstore swag and other prizes.
Seating is limited and attendees will be admitted on a first-come, first-seated basis. RSVPs do not guarantee entry.
Featuring
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Rob Franklin
Rob Franklin
Born and raised in Atlanta, Rob Franklin is a writer of fiction, criticism, and poetry. Released in June 2025, his debut novel Great Black Hope has become a national bestseller, longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize and the Waterstones Prize, and shortlisted for the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize. His other published work can be found in New York magazine, Cultured magazine, and Post45, among others. He lives in Brooklyn.
Photo Credit: Emma Trim
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