September 3, 2019
We were delighted to host an intimate evening with Salman Rushdie on the night of the release of Quichotte! Ayad Akhtar, Joan Allen and Aasif Mandvi joined Rushdie on stage to perform excerpts from the novel.
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Introducing… Gabriel Bump’s Everywhere You Don’t Belong with Kaitlyn Greenidge
Hilarious moments abruptly follow terrifying events in Gabriel Bump’s extraordinary debut Everywhere You Don’t Belong -
Philippe Lançon on Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo
Writer and Charlie Hebdo columnist Philippe Lançon survived the last day of his life—January 7, 2015 -
Garth Greenwell Presents Cleanness with Andrea Lawlor
We hosted the launch of Garth Greenwell’s Cleanness, a stirring and meditative follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel... -
Author/Editor: Uncovering the Narratives of Free Black Communities in Africaville
Jeffrey Colvin’s epic family saga Africaville is the remarkable result of 20 years of research on the little-known... -
The Center for Fiction 2019 Benefit and Awards Dinner
Eisa Davis hosted our Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner with co-chairs André Aciman, Deborah... -
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen Featuring Jennifer Egan
Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging... -
Glenn O’Brien and the Past, Present, and Future of Magazine Writing
A reflection on the late Glenn O’Brien’s particular genius as a cultural critic, whose witty observations... -
Story/Teller: Deborah Levy Presents The Man Who Saw Everything with Richard Bekins
Stage and screen actor Richard Bekins performed excerpts from Deborah Levy’s The... -
Writing West: Freeman’s California
Freeman’s editor John Freeman joined contributors Catherine Barnett, Elaine Castillo, Jennifer Egan, Maggie Millner...