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Curbside Pick-Up & In-Store Browsing
In order to accommodate enhanced cleaning procedures and comply with current health protocols, we have adjusted our opening hours:
- Monday-Tuesday: 10am-6pm
Curbside Pick-Up Only - Wednesday-Sunday: 11am-7pm
In-Store Browsing & Curbside Pick-Up
To order books for curbside pick-up, please email books@centerforfiction.org or give us a call at (212) 755-6710 ext. 1.
For the safety of our employees and community, anyone who enters must wear a face mask.
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Bookstore Picks
Dog Days of Summer Reading
There is an abundance of incredible new fiction awaiting hungry readers this August, so make time to stock up before the coming... -
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Hope in Times of Hardship
When we started these newsletters COVID-19 had just begun to spread and the bookstore closed for quarantine -
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Topics of the Moment, for All Ages
Here are a few titles for both kids and adults that address subjects on our minds today—politics, racial injustice, gender... -
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Lose Yourself in These Long Reads and Prize-Winning Paperbacks
This week we are mentioning just a few new hardcovers as these might take the same amount of time to read as six smaller books! -
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An Explosion of Voices
It’s fireworks season (especially this year!), and this selection of books is particularly bright. Here is a roundup of recent... -
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Gothic Stories and More for the Hot, Humid Days of Summer
Dear Friends of the Center,This week we offer a blend of crime, suspense, horror and, especially, creepy gothic stories -
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Fathers in Fiction and Memoirs, Recent and Timeless
As we approach Father’s Day this weekend, we have assembled a group of books that feature fathers—good and bad, present and... -
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Read with Pride: Fiction, Poetry, Memoirs, and Essay Collections
To celebrate Pride Month 2020 here is an eclectic assortment of new and recent works from disparate voices that strike a common chord -
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Black Lives Matter - Teach Your Children Well
Black Lives Matter and as always we must teach our children about racism at the earliest age. For teens on the cusp of adulthood... -
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Story Collections: Contemporary Classics, New Voices, and Experimental Writing
At the Center for Fiction, we are forever extolling the virtues of the short form. The ability to capture a life, an entire landscape... -
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Lose Yourself in These Riveting Personal Narratives
These eight new memoirs highlight the importance of friendship, music, food, and art in our lives—elements that allow these... -
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British Imports: Lost Gems and Pocket-Sized Reads
This week we are highlighting a selection of our British imports—collections of short fiction and essays from classic to contemporary... -
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Stunning Memoirs, New Paperbacks, and More Recommendations for Mother's Day
This week we celebrate the coming of Mother’s Day with some authors from home and abroad, some enticing paperbacks you might... -
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Follow Along at Home: Selections from Story Time
First of all, thank you, our treasured customers, for ordering books from the Center for Fiction and helping to support us through... -
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Escape Into Crime Fiction
There are so many delicious new crime novels it is hard to select a handful to recommend but these that follow are some of the...
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Story Time
Ann Dowd Reads There's a Bug on My Arm That Won't Let Go by David Mackintosh
The extraordinary Ann Dowd joins us once more for children’s story time! Today she’s reading There’s a Bug... -
Story Time
Ann Dowd Reads Story Boat by Kyo Maclear
Luminous, award-winning actor Ann Dowd joins us once again to share Kyo Maclear’s Story Boat, an imaginative and... -
Story Time
Ann Dowd Reads Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry G. Allard
Emmy-winning actress Ann Dowd joins us to share Harry G. Allard’s 1977 classic Miss Nelson Is Missing! -
Story Time
Daisy Eagan Reads Jacob's New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Tony Award-winning actress Daisy Eagan reads Jacob’s New Dress, a heartwarming story from Sarah and Ian Hoffman... -
Story Time
Daisy Eagan Reads Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Tony Award-winning actress Daisy Eagan joins us once again to share Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love -
Story Time
Daisy Eagan Reads Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
Tony Award-winning actress Daisy Eagan shares this modern fairy tale about a noble prince and a brave knight coming together... -
Story Time
Peter Ganim Reads Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy
Actor Peter Ganim returns to read Everyone’s Awake, a way-too-true rhyming story about a family’s bedtime... -
Story Time
Eisa Davis Reads Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
Actress Eisa Davis joins us once again to share this acclaimed story about the importance of boundaries from author and illustrator... -
Story Time
Joan Allen Reads No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein
Imagine if you could steal your toddler’s nap. This picture book debut from Chris Grabenstein turns the universal dilemma... -
Story Time
Peter Ganim Reads Goodnight, Veggies by Diana Murray and Zachariah OHora
Every veggie needs their shut-eye in this restful, charming story set in the community garden. Follow along as actor Peter Ganim... -
Story Time
Eisa Davis Reads How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander
Actress Eisa Davis joins us once more to share Kwame Alexander’s How to Read a Book. Featuring art by Melissa... -
Story Time
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... -
Story Time
André Holland Reads Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Based on the Oscar-Winning short film, Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry tells the story of Zuri, a young girl with beautiful... -
Story Time
Joan Allen Reads Chapter Two is Missing! by Josh Lieb
Actress Joan Allen joins us for another Story Time to get to the bottom of this mysterious case by Josh Lieb -
Story Time
Peter Ganim Reads Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
When Pokko the frog is sent outside with her new drum kit, she ends up with more music than she planned! Join stage and screen...
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Writers Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Richard Powers
Check out six great picks from novelist Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and member of... -
Writers Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom, The End of the End of the... -
Writers Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jane Smiley
We’re asking members of our Writers Council to recommend six of their favorite reads. Whether new or old, best sellers...
