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

Kiran Desai on The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny with Marlon James

Kiran Desai joined us for an evening at The Center for Fiction to celebrate the launch of her luminous, Booker Prize-longlisted...

This week we have historical fiction about a sexually charged relationship between a Dutch painter and her servant; a child made of wax in Denmark...

Thomas Schlesser joined us for an evening, celebrating the release of his internationally bestselling novel Mona’s Eyes

Two of our upcoming events feature books in this week’s selection—one launches a magnificent Indian epic; the other a charming French story...

Angela Flournoy, critically acclaimed author of The Turner House, joined us to celebrate the highly anticipated release...

Gay polyamory, heartache, and obsession; five Black women across twenty years of friendship; an alternative universe where four adolescents must...

Rabih Alameddine, award-winning author of The Wrong End of the Telescope, joined us to celebrate the release of his...

Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 3, 2025

Join us in welcoming debut novelists Lauren Morrow, Amy Silverberg, and Souvankham Thammavongsa alongside...

The four novels here explore versions of class: one about the hopes and dreams of formerly enslaved siblings; a rediscovered satire about artistic...

On the first Friday of the month, we celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. The evening kicks off with a happy...