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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Booking for Love: LGBTQ+ Edition
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT September 29, 2023
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Lampblack: Lab[our] Issue Launch
Saturday, 4:00 pm EDT - 6:00 pm EDT September 30, 2023
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The Center for Fiction and BCLF Present Safiya Sinclair on How to Say Babylon with Tara Westover
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 3, 2023
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The Center for Fiction Presents Melissa Broder on Death Valley with Karah Preiss
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 4, 2023
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In Translation: Jenny Erpenbeck on Kairos with Gal Beckerman
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT October 5, 2023
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The Café & Bar Presents Exhibit B in NYC: A Reading
Saturday, 5:00 pm EDT October 7, 2023
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The Center for Fiction Presents Patricia Marx and Roz Chast on Tired Town
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 10, 2023
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The Center for Fiction Presents Bryan Washington on Family Meal with Ocean Vuong
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 11, 2023
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A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellows
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT October 12, 2023
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Story/Teller: Tan Twan Eng on The House of Doors with Brandon Taylor
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 17, 2023
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The International Library: Emily Wilson on The Iliad
Wednesday, 1:30 pm EDT October 18, 2023
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Story/Teller Arts: Tony Kushner on The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT October 19, 2023
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Biblio Bacchanal: Wine & Book Pairings
Saturday, 5:00 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT October 21, 2023
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Let Us Descend: A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward and Ta-Nehisi Coates
$35Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 24, 2023
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On America: Tim O’Brien on America Fantastica with Rick MacArthur
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 25, 2023
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The International Library: Attila Bartis on The End
Thursday, 1:30 pm EDT October 26, 2023
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Story/Teller Arts: James Ijames on Fat Ham
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 31, 2023
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In Translation: The Complete Clarice Lispector Translations
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT November 1, 2023
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The Center for Fiction Presents Lisa Gornick on Ana Turns with Joan Silber
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT November 8, 2023
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A Clandestine Rendezvous with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich on the Legacy of John le Carré
$75Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT November 9, 2023