Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids! | The Center for Fiction

What’s in a Title?

How do we craft the backstories—both of the books we work on, as well as our own—over the course of our developing careers?

Through essay and commentary, Kei Miller explores the silences that exist in humanity’s conversations around race, sex...

Tuesday, 8:00 pm EDT November 2, 2021

“The Collective feels like the book of the moment, the year. Clever, compassionate and all too believable.”— Laura Lippman...

Two of this week’s selections confront the drastic changes in the world of climate change, with quite different takes on folding the issues...

Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT October 1, 2021

Lampblack celebrates the launch of its Founders’ Issue, featuring select works from eleven writers who have volunteered their time, labor, and...

Real Estate concludes Deborah Levy’s groundbreaking Living Autobiography trilogy. Tash Aw, the...

Saturday, 11:30 am EDT - 1:00 pm EDT October 30, 2021

Designed for young writers, ages 9-12, these writing workshops will focus on fostering creativity in a fun, encouraging environment

Saturday, 1:00 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT October 23, 2021

Get ready for Halloween with a book discussion of Tracey Baptiste’s The Jumbies for kids ages 9-12. Corinne La Mer isn’t...

There are six extraordinary novels this week from seasoned writers, two who are switching genres in their fiction. This week you can experience...

Tuesday, 6:30 pm EDT December 7, 2021

Honoring Kazuo Ishiguro, Barry Jenkins, Colson Whitehead, and the 2021 recipients of the...