The Center for Fiction

Time 2020-11-11 02:04:22

Web Name: The Center for Fiction

WebSite: http://centerforfiction.org

ID:111811

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A celebratory cocktail hour preceding our Annual Awards Benefit. NYC’s finest actors will perform passages from our First Novel Prize short list. Read More Featuring Yvonne Orji, James McBride, Vinnie Malhotra, Chris Jackson, Ethan Hawke, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the First Novel Prize... Read More On America: A Performance of James Baldwin's "The White Problem" In this fraught election year, The Center for Fiction was proud to present a special performance of James Baldwin’s essay... Read More Black Lives Matter Dear Members and Friends of The Center, “I Can’t Breathe.” George Floyd’s last words, and Eric Garner’s, have come to... Read More KidsReading Club: The Witch Boy Graphic Novel Saturday, 11:00 am EST November 14, 2020 Our online KidsReading Club offers middle-graders a literary social outlet with peers their age (9-12). We’re excited to hold our first discussion... Story/Teller with Jonathan Lethem, Edward Norton, and Kim Stanley Robinson Monday, 7:30 pm EST November 16, 2020 A dramatic reading and a talkback of Jonathan Lethem’s newest novel The Arrest. Shelter in Place with David Leavitt and David Salle Tuesday, 7:30 pm EST November 17, 2020 Leavitt will talk about his new comedic work, Shelter in Place. Become a member and help support all of the wonderful work we do for readers and writers. Join Now Members Only: The Literarians Wednesday, 12:30 pm EST - 2:00 pm EST November 18, 2020 The Literarians is a free monthly discussion group open to members of The Center. Story/Teller with Zeyn Joukhadar, Samy Nour Younes, Leila Buck, and Jenn Baker Tuesday, 7:30 pm EST November 24, 2020 A performance of selections from Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Thirty Names of Night, followed by a conversation with Joukhadar... Bookstore Picks First Novels and Last Novels, and Those in Between Some of the finest books of the season are just coming out now. They can provide a welcome alternative to the daily news cycle... Bookstore Picks Escape the Election Blues with Fall Books This week’s collection underscores how a variety of storytelling styles can entertain, emotionally satisfy, and surprise Bookstore Picks Curl Up and Read as the Cooler Weather Rolls In A fantastical world, families navigating the death of a loved one, a plea for respect to all American citizens and young adult... Bookstore Picks An Embarrassment of Riches to Start September As usual September is beginning with an abundance of tasty, irresistible books to read. Despite the absence of all the usual... Bookstore Picks Late Season Offerings Featuring Exceptional Women This week marks the publication of the hotly anticipated new novel from Elena Ferrante, which we have the pleasure of launching... Bookstore Picks Read Yourself into a Vacation Spot The end of summer is when many of us are accustomed to traveling for our holidays. So here are five new novels that I found especially... Bookstore Picks Literary Entertainment: New Novels We Dare You to Put Down Here are five novels that completely held my attention—no easy task when it is hard to concentrate on much of anything these days Bookstore Picks Dog Days of Summer Reading There is an abundance of incredible new fiction awaiting hungry readers this August, so make time to stock up before the coming... Become a Member Members of The Center for Fiction become part of the history of our two-hundred-year-old nonprofit, helping to support the exciting work of early-career writers and inspiring a passion for literature in children. As a thank you, members receive exclusive invitations to events, discounts on our reading groups & workshops, use of our beautiful Member Lounge & terrace bar, access to our library filled with rare gems & the latest acquisitions, and much more! Keep up to date on upcoming events, writing workshops, reading groups, and everything happening at The Center. Plus, discover book recs, essays, writing tools and more from our wonderful community of authors. Sign up for our mailing list! Keep up to date on upcoming events, writing workshops, reading groups, and everything happening at The Center. Plus, discover book recs, essays, writing tools and more from our wonderful community of authors.

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