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You're Invited: An Anniversary Party Celebrating 5 Years in Brooklyn
Saturday, 11:00 am EDT - 8:00 pm EDT April 27, 2024
If this were a birthday party, we’d toast to The Center for Fiction turning 203 years old as a literary organization (founded in 1821 as... -
On America: Nell Irvin Painter on I Just Keep Talking with Doreen St. Félix
Tuesday, 7:00 pm EDT April 30, 2024
The Center for Fiction welcomes Nell Irvin Painter, esteemed historian and the New York Times bestselling author of... -
Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Appropriate/An Octoroon with Jocelyn Bioh
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT May 2, 2024
The Center for Fiction is thrilled to welcome one of America’s most inventive and profound playwrights, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins...
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The Stories of NYC: Identity and Kinship Among the Asian Diaspora in New York City with Miriam Tuliao
Three Sessions Mondays, 6:00 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 29 to June 10, 2024
Read and discuss three contemporary stories by Asian diasporic writers set in a diverse range of neighborhoods from Manhattan’s Chinatown and... -
Anatomy of Desire with Lila Azam Zanganeh
Five Sessions Sundays, 1:00 pm EDT - 2:30 pm EDT June 2 to September 8, 2024
Journey through 900 years of French desire, from courtly love to contemporary shame. Explore desire as both psychic energy and pure libido, delving... -
In Short: A Group Discussion of Thomas Wolfe’s “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn" with Richie Narvaez
Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT June 6, 2024
Explore the mythos of Brooklyn through Thomas Wolfe’s 1935 short story set entirely in the subway, delving into the borough’s mystery and message.