Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller Arts: Tony Kushner on The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures with Isaac Butler
The Center for Fiction is thrilled to have welcomed legendary playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) to celebrate...
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Considering Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Elizabeth Howard
Four Sessions Tuesdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT April 30 to May 21, 2024
In Person | Many consider Blood Meridian McCarthy’s magnum opus. Engage with this violent, difficult work and explore...
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The Stories of NYC: Identity and Kinship Among the Asian Diaspora in New York City with Miriam Tuliao
Three Sessions Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 29 to June 10, 2024
Read and discuss three contemporary stories by Asian diasporic writers set in a diverse range of neighborhoods from Manhattan’s Chinatown and...
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The Stories of NYC: Coming of Age in New York City with Regina A. Bernard
Four Sessions Fridays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 19 to June 21, 2024
Treat your inner young adult with a group that will explore themes of struggle, beauty, and art, all while centering our beautiful city
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Celebrating Truman Capote During His Centennial Year with Elizabeth Howard
Two Sessions Tuesdays, 6:30 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT April 16 to April 23, 2024
In Person | Enjoy Prosecco and birthday cake in celebration of Capote’s 100th birthday and discuss two of his most significant...
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The Stories of NYC: Downtown New York City Writers of the 1970s and ‘80s with Naomi Huffman and Julia Ringo
Four Sessions Tuesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 9 to June 11, 2024
Explore the vibrant literary underground of late 20th-century New York City, where artists defied societal upheavals with electrifying creativity
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Across Genres and Beyond the Tropes: The Works of Victor LaValle with Marc L. Abbott
Three Sessions Sundays, 1:00 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT April 7 to May 26, 2024
Explore the work of award-winning speculative fiction author Victor LaValle whose writing varies from horror to urban fantasy to, most recently, westerns
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A World on the Brink: Fiction's Reflections of 1924 with Donna Raskin
Friday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT April 5, 2024
In 1924, Adolph Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison and the U.K. recognized the Soviet Union. The Ottoman Empire was abolished and Calvin...
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The Supernatural and the Self with Lesley Finn
Three Sessions Thursdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 4 to May 30, 2024
In Person | What does an early-1900s British novel about a spinster have in common with a contemporary personal history from a Colombian...
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The Stories of NYC: Henry James's New York with Sheridan Hay
Four Sessions Wednesdays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 3 to April 24, 2024
Delve into James’s poignant tales set in the city that shaped his consciousness, from the vibrant streets of Washington Square...
