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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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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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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...
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The Craft of Fiction: Matt Bell on Refuse to Be Done with Benjamin Dreyer
They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Novelist Matt Bell’s Refuse to Be Done...
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The Art of the Short Story: Small Odysseys with Jai Chakrabarti, A. M. Homes, Hannah Tinti, and Weike Wang
A glowing collection of new stories from up-and-coming voices and celebrated authors alike, Small Odysseys celebrates the latest gems...
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller Arts: Playwright Sarah Ruhl and Composer Matthew Aucoin in Conversation
Award-winning playwright, poet, and essayist Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)...