Once a week Saturdays, 12:00 pm EDT January 6 to December 28, 2024
The Center for Fiction Bookstore
Join us every Saturday at noon for Story Time at The Center for Fiction Bookstore, where each week we read from some of our favorite books for young people! Led by our booksellers, this is a free community event open to people of all ages.
Open every day from 11am to 8pm, our nonprofit-run independent Bookstore carries fiction and nonfiction for all ages, featuring bestsellers, imports, and rare finds alike. Stop by in person to browse our selection and visit our Café & Bar or click here to shop online.
Purchases help support our KidsRead/KidsWrite programs for NYC Public Schools, Emerging Writer Fellowships, public programming, and more.
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An Intimate Evening Salon with Catherine Lacey on Biography of X
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT April 25, 2024
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45:15 Writing Sessions
Friday, 5:45 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT April 26, 2024
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You're Invited: An Anniversary Party Celebrating 5 Years in Brooklyn
Saturday, 11:00 am EDT - 8:00 pm EDT April 27, 2024
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The Literary Saloon
Sunday, 5:00 pm EDT April 28, 2024
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On America: Nell Irvin Painter on I Just Keep Talking with Doreen St. Félix
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT April 30, 2024
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Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Appropriate/An Octoroon with Jocelyn Bioh
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT May 2, 2024
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The International Library: Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell on Tomb of Sand
Monday, 1:00 pm EDT May 6, 2024
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The Center for Fiction Presents Jiaming Tang on Cinema Love with Vanessa Chan
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 7, 2024
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The Stories of NYC: Diane Richards on Ella with Sidik Fofana
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 8, 2024
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Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on My Broken Language
Monday, 7:00 pm EDT May 13, 2024
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The Center for Fiction Presents Tessa Fontaine on The Red Grove with Julia Phillips
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 15, 2024
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NEA Big Read: The Onassis Foundation and The Center for Fiction Present Become a Monster, a God and a Hero with Live from Mount Olympus
Sunday, 11:00 am EDT May 19, 2024
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Story/Teller Arts: The Hours with The Metropolitan Opera, Michael Cunningham, Eve Gigliotti, Greg Pierce, and Anne Fernald
Monday, 7:00 pm EDT May 20, 2024
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NEA Big Read: Old Tales Made New, Heroes Made Monsters, Monsters Made Heroines
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 21, 2024
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The Center for Fiction Presents Claire Messud on This Strange Eventful History with Jennifer Egan
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 22, 2024
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A Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2023–2024 Emerging Writer Fellows
Thursday, 6:00 pm EDT May 23, 2024
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An Intimate Evening Salon with Elizabeth Birkelund and Helen Simonson
Tuesday, 6:30 pm EDT June 4, 2024
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The Center for Fiction Presents Joseph Earl Thomas on God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer with Tyriek White
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 20, 2024