Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award), and Don’t Cry, and the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories.
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In Translation: The Complete Clarice Lispector Translations
We celebrated the complete set of new Clarice Lispector translations published by New Directions—an enormous... -
Story/Teller Arts: James Ijames on Fat Ham with Jonathan McCrory
On the heels of Fat Ham’s critically acclaimed Broadway run, James Ijames joined The Center for Fiction... -
On America: Tim O’Brien on America Fantastica with Rick MacArthur
To celebrate the launch of his first novel in twenty years, American literary icon and best-selling author of The Things... -
The International Library: Emily Wilson on The Iliad with Alice Oswald
We celebrated a brand new translation of Homer’s The Iliad from one of the most celebrated literary translators of... -
Tan Twan Eng on The House of Doors with Brandon Taylor
The Center hosted a very special evening with Tan Twan Eng, celebrated author of The Gift of Rain and... -
A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellows
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellows came together to conclude their cohort year and share... -
The Center for Fiction Presents Bryan Washington on Family Meal with Ocean Vuong
The Center for Fiction hosted an unforgettable conversation with Bryan Washington, author of the story collection... -
The Center for Fiction Presents Patricia Marx and Roz Chast on Tired Town
We stayed up past our bedtime to experience New Yorker contributors Patricia Marx and Roz Chast... -
In Translation: Jenny Erpenbeck on Kairos with Gal Beckerman
The Center for Fiction celebrated the art of translation by welcoming Jenny Erpenbeck (Go, Went, Gone... -
The Center for Fiction Presents Melissa Broder on Death Valley with Karah Preiss
We were thrilled to host a livestreamed conversation about Death Valley, the newest release from author Melissa... -
The Center for Fiction and BCLF Present Safiya Sinclair on How to Say Babylon with Tara Westover
The Center for Fiction and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival welcomed Whiting Award-winning poet and author Safiya... -
Ayana Mathis on The Unsettled with Kiese Laymon
The Center for Fiction welcomed Ayana Mathis (The Twelve Tribes of Hattie) to our stage in celebration... -
On America: What We Talk About When We Talk About Book Bans
An alarming number of efforts are being made to limit access to books in libraries and bookstores at the same time that changes... -
The Center for Fiction and BLR present Jayne Anne Phillips on Night Watch with Danielle Ofri
The Center for Fiction and Bellevue Literary Review were thrilled to celebrate the release of Jayne Anne Phillips’s... -
The Center for Fiction and Harper’s Magazine Present What Happened to Gen X?
What happened to Gen X? That’s the question at hand in Harper’s Magazine’s September issue and it’s... -
The Center for Fiction Presents Kim Coleman Foote on Coleman Hill with Sarah Jessica Parker and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
We celebrated the launch of the second book from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP Lit, Coleman... -
Person Place Thing: Richard Russo on Somebody’s Fool with Randy Cohen, Ben Copperhead, and Brent Arnold
The Center for Fiction was thrilled to have partnered with Emmy Award-winning journalist, humorist, and writer Randy... -
Cristina García on Vanishing Maps with Ernesto Mestre-Reed
The Center for Fiction and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival welcomed playwright and author Cristina García... -
The Art of the Short Story: Kate Doyle on I Meant It Once with Cara Blue Adams
Navigating one’s twenties can be confusing, with the competing forces of love, loss, nostalgia for the past, and the new responsibilities... -
The Center for Fiction Presents Jamila Ahmed on Every Rising Sun with Zeyn Joukhadar
The Center for Fiction welcomed Pakistani American writer Jamila Ahmed for the launch of her debut novel Every...