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Events
First Novel Friday: A Little Bit Bad, Mad Eden, and New Skin
Friday, 6:00 pm EDT June 5, 2026
This month, we are pleased to welcome debut novelists Cassandra Neyenesch (A Little Bit Bad), Morgan Thomas...
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Imaginative Firsts: On Writing Debut Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Wednesday, 7:00 pm EDT June 10, 2026
Wondering what it takes to write an immersive—and transgressive—speculative tale as a debut author? Join us for a conversation with sci-fi...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Amitav Ghosh on Ghost-Eye with Ravi Agrawal
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 11, 2026
Join us for an evening with Amitav Ghosh, author of the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Sea of Poppies, in conversation...
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ALL PRIDE, NO PREJUDICE! A Literary LGBTQ+ Celebration
Wednesday, 6:30 pm EDT June 17, 2026
Featured authors will include Natalie Adler (Waiting on a Friend), Samantha Allen (Puck)...
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Indigenous Narratives of the Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 18, 2026
Long before the first Europeans set foot on Turtle Island, Indigenous people shared and recorded their stories and histories
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Celebrating 80 Years of Penguin Classics
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT June 25, 2026
Join us for an evening celebrating the 80th anniversary of Penguin Classics and its long-standing mission to ignite a universal love of reading...
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The Center for Fiction Presents De'Shawn Charles Winslow on The Fervent Whites with Samantha Hunt
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT July 9, 2026
We’re pleased to welcome De’Shawn Charles Winslow, winner of our 2019 First Novel Prize for In West Mills, back...
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The Center for Fiction Presents Valeria Luiselli on Beginning Middle End
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT July 28, 2026
Acclaimed author Valeria Luiselli (Lost Children Archive, The Story of My Teeth) joins us at The Center to...