Once a week Saturdays, 12:00 pm EDT January 7 to December 30, 2023
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 indie 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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Alternate Histories in Fiction with Elliot Ackerman and Christine Grillo
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT May 31, 2023
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Tom Piazza on The Auburn Conference with David Gates
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 1, 2023
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The Café & Bar Presents EXHIBIT B IN NYC: A Reading
Saturday, 5:00 pm EDT June 3, 2023
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The Art of the Short Story: Magogodi oaMphela Makhene on Innards with Dawnie Walton
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT June 6, 2023
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Booking for Love: A Literary Speed Dating Event
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT June 9, 2023
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The Art of the Short Story: M. Evelina Galang on When the Hibiscus Falls with Hannah Bae
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT June 14, 2023
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The International Library Part II: Translating Traditions / Translating the Book of Genesis
Thursday, 1:30 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT June 15, 2023
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Booking for Love: LGBTQ+ Edition
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT June 16, 2023
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Ani Kayode Somtochukwu on And Then He Sang a Lullaby with Roxane Gay
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT June 20, 2023
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ALL PRIDE, NO PREJUDICE! A Literary LGBTQ+ Celebration
Thursday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT June 22, 2023
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The Café & Bar Presents Drink & Draft Night
$25Wednesday, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT June 28, 2023
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In Translation: Victoria Kielland, Damion Searls, and Merve Emre on My Men
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT July 11, 2023
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The Center for Fiction Presents Jamila Ahmed on Every Rising Sun with Zeyn Joukhadar
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT July 18, 2023
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The Art of the Short Story: Kate Doyle on I Meant It Once with Cara Blue Adams
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT July 19, 2023
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Cristina García on Vanishing Maps with Ernesto Mestre-Reed
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT July 25, 2023