Events
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Events
Saturday Storytime with the Library for Arts and Culture
Second Saturday of Each Month Saturdays, 10:30 am EDT - 12:00 pm EDT August 9 to October 11, 2025
Join us at the plaza outside of the Library for Arts and Culture for stories, sing-alongs, and arts and crafts for children and their caregivers.
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In Translation: Thomas Schlesser on Mona’s Eyes with Idra Novey
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT September 24, 2025
Join us for an evening with French art historian and debut novelist Thomas Schlesser, celebrating the release of his internationally...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Kiran Desai on The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny with Marlon James
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT September 30, 2025
Join us at The Center for Fiction as we welcome award-winning author Kiran Desai for the launch of her luminous, Booker Prize-longlisted...
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First Novel Friday: Little Movements, First Time, Long Time, and Pick a Color
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 3, 2025
Join us in welcoming debut novelists Lauren Morrow, Amy Silverberg, and Souvankham Thammavongsa alongside...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Oliver Jeffers on I’m Very Busy: A (Nearly Forgotten) Birthday Book with Sophie Blackall
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 7, 2025
Join internationally bestselling artist and author Oliver Jeffers at The Center for Fiction for an illuminating conversation...
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Story/Teller Arts: David Henry Hwang on Yellow Face with James Ijames
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT October 8, 2025
Tony Award-winning playwright, librettist, and author, David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Chinglish), joins us to celebrate...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Adam Johnson on The Wayfinder with Amitav Ghosh
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 14, 2025
Join us in welcoming Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master’s Son) to The Center for Fiction...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Urmila Seshagiri and Anne Fernald on the Experimental Fiction of Virginia Woolf
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 16, 2025
Acclaimed author and professor Urmila Seshagiri joins us to celebrate the highly anticipated release of The Life of Violet...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Brandon Taylor on Minor Black Figures with Matthew Sitman
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 21, 2025
Join us in welcoming Brandon Taylor, Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author of Real Life and Filthy Animals...
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The Ukrainian Cultural Festival and The Center for Fiction Present Oksana Lutsyshyna and Sam Wachman
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT October 22, 2025
What happens when writers look across borders—not just national, but linguistic, generational, and personal—to tell stories that challenge dominant narratives?