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Tara Stringfellow on Memphis with Christine Pride
Inspired by the author’s own family history, Tara Stringfellow’s debut novel, Memphis, is a triumphant ode to the...
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In Translation: Voices from Ukraine
We were grateful to partner with Razom for Ukraine to feature readings from the books Mondegreen: Songs About Love and Death by Volodymyr...
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marcus scott williams on damn near might still be is what it is with Simeon Marsalis
marcus scott williams’s debut novel damn near might still be is what it is is a tour de force of genre-blending that...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Chantal V. Johnson on Post-traumatic with Torrey Peters
The Center for Fiction Emerging Writer Fellow Chantal V. Johnson’s debut novel follows Vivian, a thirtysomething lawyer advocating for...
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Madhushree Ghosh on Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family with Mira Jacob and Mayukh Sen
From acclaimed food writer and social justice activist Madhushree Ghosh comes a beautiful culinary memoir which holds a magnifying...
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller Arts: Putting It Together with James Lapine and Anna Deavere Smith
The Center for Fiction welcomed two of the most influential American theatre-makers, James Lapine and Anna Deavere Smith...
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VideosAuthor/Editor
Author/Editor: Dawn Winter on Sedating Elaine with Jenny Jackson
What can a numbed-out, brokenhearted lesbian do when her drug dealer threatens to dispatch his sadistic henchwoman on her unless she pays her debt? Simple
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VideosThe Art of the Short Story
The Art of the Short Story: Megan Mayhew Bergman on How Strange a Season with Leigh Newman
Award-winning author Megan Mayhew Bergman (Almost Famous Women, Birds of a Lesser Paradise) returns with an...
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In Translation: Elena Medel on The Wonders with Anna Solomon and Lizzie Davis
Award-winning Spanish poet and novelist Elena Medel is a force to be reckoned with, seamlessly blending poetic lyricism with...
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Damon Galgut on The Promise with Colm Tóibín
The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize and a New York Times Editors’ Choice, The Promise by novelist and playwright Damon...