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The Center for Fiction Presents Rich Benjamin on Talk to Me with Dani Shapiro
We welcomed cultural critic, scholar, and author Rich Benjamin (Searching for Whitopia) to celebrate the release of...
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On America: Celebrating the Lineage of Black Women Writers
The first edition of I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like, published in 1994, remains a fundamental collection of Black feminist thought...
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First Novel Friday: The Anatomy of Exile, Loca, and The English Problem
On the first Friday of each month, we celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. For our inaugural First Novel...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Adam Haslett on Mothers and Sons with Adam Rapp
We welcomed National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett, author of Imagine Me Gone, to celebrate his...
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The Evidence of Things Unseen: Baldwin, Faith, and Fiction
We welcomed Yahdon Israel, founder of The Literaryswag Book Club and Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, and Robert Jones, Jr
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On America: Abolish Rent and the Resurgent Tenants Movement
We are proud to have welcomed writers and organizers Leonardo Vilchis, Tara Raghuveer, and Esteban Girón...
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Leslie Jamison, David Ebershoff, and Megan Abbott on Peggy and the Legacy of Rebecca Godfrey
The Center for Fiction paid tribute to the life and work of the late Rebecca Godfrey with her friends and collaborators, Leslie...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Gabriella Burnham and Ananda Lima On Sisterhood and Surrealism in Brazilian Fiction with Camila Santos
On the heels of our celebration of Clarice Lispector’s work, The Center for Fiction is thrilled to have united three contemporary Brazilian...
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A Final Reading with The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2023–2024 Emerging Writer Fellows
The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil 2023–2024 Emerging Writer Fellows came together to conclude their cohort year and shared their works in progress
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The Center for Fiction Presents Attica Locke on Guide Me Home with Gabriel Bump
New York Times bestselling author Attica Locke (Bluebird, Bluebird) visited The Center for Fiction to celebrate...