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Science Intersecting Art: Helen Phillips on The Need with Paleobotanist Dr. Sarah E. Allen

When writing her novel The Need—which would go on to become a National Book Award nominee and a New York Times...

Join us for the launch of Marina Endicott’s novel The Voyage of the Morning Light (published in the...

First Place — Dust clouds hung in the air. Sun rays wove between each particle in an intricate lattice, covering the study...

Second Place — The stares of the cruel eyes penetrated through me, transmitting a notion that my body was some sort of anathema...

Third Place — My mother says menopause is full of pain. Hot flashes, anger, despair, insomnia, a surge of untamable emotions...

The Center for Fiction was honored to host a reading with the 2020 “Lammy” winners in Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Gay fiction

Friday, 7:30 pm EDT July 31, 2020

Yiyun Li’s and Edmund White’s upcoming novels detail the whole lives of their characters and how their choices affected their fates.

Tony Award-winning actress Daisy Eagan reads Jacob’s New Dress, a heartwarming story from Sarah and Ian Hoffman that speaks to...

Dear Friends of the Center,This week we offer a blend of crime, suspense, horror and, especially, creepy gothic stories. Escapist reading for...

We were thrilled to host a discussion and Q&A on the Sundance Award-Winning film Shirley! Panelists included the...