Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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Videos
Book Launch: Monique Truong Presents The Sweetest Fruits with Mayukh Sen
Considered one of the most anticipated books of 2019 (LitHub), The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong (Viking...
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VideosAuthor/Editor
Author/Editor: Karl Marlantes and Morgan Entrekin
In our Author/Editor series, we focus on one of the most important and least publicly discussed relationships in the book business
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Videos
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival: I Belong to the House of Music
Attillah Springer spoke with six writers about how Caribbean music shapes their work and consciousness. Guests played a song...
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Videos
Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival: Laureates of the Caribbean
Laureates of the Caribbean is the BCLF’s ode to the oral tradition and storyteller of the Caribbean; a tradition heavily influenced and...
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller: Salman Rushdie, Joan Allen, Ayad Akhtar, & Aasif Mandvi Present Quichotte
We were delighted to host an intimate evening with Salman Rushdie on the night of the release of Quichotte! Ayad Akhtar, Joan Allen and...
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Book RecsWriters Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
We’re asking members of our Writers Council to recommend six of their favorite reads. Whether new or old, best sellers or hidden gems, grand...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Building Characters is a Piece of (Layer) Cake
Judy Sternlight
Our brains combine our inner and outer senses to help us survive in the world. Imagine applying this depth of awareness to the characters in your story.
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Fiction, Essays & MoreNational Teen Storyteller Contest
The Question of Where We Begin
Kyle Minor
We begin with the trouble, but where does the trouble begin? My uncle takes a pistol and blows his brains out.Now we may proceed to the aftermath
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Videos
In Praise of Toni Morrison's Enduring Legacy
On Wednesday, August 14th, The Center for Fiction hosted an evening of readings, music, reflection, and gratitude in celebration of the life and...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Joy Sanchez Taylor on Teaching N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy
CUNY professor and sci-fi fan, Joy Sanchez-Taylor, led our N.K. Jemisin Broken Earth reading group at The Center in the summer of 2019
