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The Center for Fiction Presents Viet Thanh Nguyen on To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other with Hua Hsu
Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Viet Thanh Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee in 1975. The essays in his new...
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VideosThe Art of the Short Story
The Art of the Short Story: Lydia Millet on Atavists with Jenny Offill
The Center for Fiction welcomed Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet to celebrate the release of her new collection of short...
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VideosThe Art of the Short Story
The Art of the Short Story: Marie-Helene Bertino on Exit Zero with Vinson Cunningham
The Center for Fiction welcomed back Marie-Helene Bertino, author of Beautyland and 2011 alumna of The Center for Fiction...
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Story/Teller Arts: Eboni Booth on Primary Trust with Heidi Schreck
Playwright and actress Eboni Booth joined us to discuss her 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary Trust
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The Center for Fiction Presents Andrea Long Chu on Authority with Arielle Angel
In an era marked by the constant stream of content and criticism from self-proclaimed experts, one might ask: who, exactly, are the authorities we can trust?
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First Novel Friday: Optional Practical Training, Good Girl, and Sky Daddy
On the first Friday of the month, we celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. The evening kicks off with a happy...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Kiese Laymon on City Summer, Country Summer with Joseph Earl Thomas
We welcomed one of the most innovative voices in contemporary publishing, Kiese Laymon, to celebrate the release of his lyrical...
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VideosOn America
On America: Fear as a Political Weapon
The Center for Fiction welcomed back Clay Risen, a reporter and editor at the New York Times, to celebrate the release...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Emma Donoghue on The Paris Express with Andrea Lawlor
Emma Donoghue, acclaimed author of Room and Slammerkin, joined us to celebrate the release of her latest...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Laila Lalami on The Dream Hotel with Rumaan Alam
We welcomed Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Laila Lalami to celebrate the release of her novel, The Dream...