Bookstore & Café-Bar Hours:
11am – 8pm Daily
15 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Our Bookstore is open for in-person shopping. To order items for pick-up and delivery, please visit our online store. Stop by the Café & Bar for coffee, tea, espresso, beer, wine, cocktails, and small bites! Please review our Health and Safety Protocols in advance of your visit.
For the safety of our employees and community, anyone who enters the building must wear a face mask. Questions for the bookstore? Email books@centerforfiction.org or give us a call at (212) 755-6710 ext. 1.
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BYOBook: A Quiet Happy Hour for Readers
Monday, 5:00 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT May 23, 2022
Dedicate some time for reading with fellow book lovers at BYOBook, our weekly quiet happy hour for readers! Visit The Center for Fiction Café... -
45:15 at The Center for Fiction
Saturday, 4:00 pm EDT - 6:00 pm EDT June 4, 2022
Approaching creative projects with a clear and focused mind can be a challenge. Revive your motivation to write at 45:15, a free community writing event. -
Hobby Hour: Crafts + Craft Cocktails
Sunday, 5:00 pm EDT - 7:00 pm EDT June 19, 2022
Cozy up in the Café & Bar with creative bookworms and their crafts. Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sketching, etc
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Ann Dowd Reads Story Boat by Kyo Maclear
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André Holland Reads Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
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Lili Taylor Reads The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Actress Lili Taylor joins us again to share The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfield. With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet...
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Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Richard Powers
Richard Powers
Check out six great picks from novelist Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and member of our Writers Council. -
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... -
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom, The End of the End of the Earth) on...
