Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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Book Recs
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The five novels this week introduce characters—parents, siblings, friends, and enemies—who span a wide range of circumstances, dispositions...
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Events
Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl After-Party
Saturday, 5:00 pm EDT April 25, 2026
Celebrate the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl with an after-party at The Center for Fiction!5pm: Bring your Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl...
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Events
Salon d’Ayiti: A Living Tribute to René Depestre (Postponed)
Saturday, 4:00 pm EDT May 9, 2026
This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon.
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Book Recs
Larger Than Life
Two of The Center’s upcoming programs launch books from this week’s selection: a much-anticipated conversation with a former teacher about...
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Events
ALL PRIDE, NO PREJUDICE! A Literary LGBTQ+ Celebration
Wednesday, 6:30 pm EDT June 17, 2026
Featured authors will include Natalie Adler (Waiting on a Friend), Samantha Allen (Puck)...
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Events
Notes on Writing: Process and Craft with Ramona Ausubel and Emily Rapp Black
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT June 2, 2026
Join us for a masterclass on craft and creating a sustainable writing practice with Ramona Ausubel, author of Unstuck: A...
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Events
A Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2026 Emerging Writer Fellows
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT May 21, 2026
Join us as The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2026 Emerging Writer Fellows come together to share their published writing and works in progress...
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Book Recs
Fierce Attachments
The week’s selection consists of five novels whose characters create powerful bonds that define their lives. In one, which we’ll launch...
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Events
First Novel Friday: The Oldest Bitch Alive, American Han, and Ruins, Child
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT April 3, 2026
This month, we are pleased to welcome debut novelists Morgan Day (The Oldest Bitch Alive), Lisa Lee...
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Book Recs
Through It All
The five books this week remind us how, despite life’s obstacles, we carry on. Whether through a memoir composed of staccato short pieces revealing...
