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Toni Morrison・"Your life is already artful - waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art."
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"I’m the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me." 🌺 Amanda Gorman
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"If you get drunk and you want to lie you're a fiction writer, and if you get drunk and you tell the truth you're a memoirist, and if you get drunk and you wanna lay on the hood of the car and look at the sky you're a poet." — A quote fit for the weekend from Rebecca Makkai
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We are so pleased to announce the long list for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize today! The winner receives a $15,000 prize with each shortlisted author receiving $1,000.
View the list:
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We're thrilled to announce that Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be honored at our Annual Awards Dinner on 12/10 and that global media leader
@Oprah
Winfrey will speak about Ms. Morrison’s extraordinary life and work.
Tickets are available on our site:
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We are thrilled to announce the 2022 longlist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize! The Prize honors the best debut fiction of the year, with the winner announced at our Annual Awards Benefit on 12/6. Learn more about these incredible books here:
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We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize! The 27 titles were selected by 116 volunteer readers from 143 submissions. Find the full list here:
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We are pleased to announce the long list for our 2019 First Novel Prize! Check out the 27 honorees at
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We are thrilled to share that the Medal for Editorial Excellence is being awarded to Graywolf Press! Their discovery and nurturing of great writers over the past 50 years has vastly enriched the world of books, and we can't wait to celebrate with them at the Annual Awards Benefit
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We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2023 First Novel Prize! Congratulations to these 25 debut novelists. Read more about their stories here:
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Thrilled to announce the Short List for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize!
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We are pleased to announce the long list for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, awarded to the best debut novel of the year! Check out the honorees here & add some amazing books to your summer reading:
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The Center for Fiction Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award honors a writer who, through their exceptional body of work, has significantly shaped our culture and perspective. This year, we're honoring Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of our 2022 First Novel Prize is Noor Naga, author of If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English (Graywolf Press)! Congratulations!
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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for our 2022 First Novel Prize! Congratulations to Daphne Palasi Andreades, Jessamine Chan, Isabel Kaplan, Noor Naga, Alyssa Songsiridej, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, and Vauhini Vara. Learn more here:
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Our Short Story Dispenser is now available! The first of its kind in NY, visitors to the bookstore can choose from 3 categories and the machine will dispense a randomly chosen story for free. What story will you discover?
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"Thank you to everyone who came to this book with generosity—it has really meant everything." —Raven Leilani accepting the 2020 First Novel Prize for her debut LUSTER
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We are so excited to announce the nine recipients of The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil 2023-2024 Emerging Writer Fellowships: Henry Chapman, Israel Daramola, Caprice Gray, Vida James, Monique Laban, Virginia Marshall, Niv Sekar, Gnesis Villar and Nicole Zhu!
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The moment has arrived! In honor of our 200th anniversary, we created a list of 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature. You've been seeing contributions from our panel of authors for the past few weeks, and now the full list is revealed here:
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Introducing the 9 recipients of the 2021 The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships: Joshua Borja, Gina Chung, Caleb Gayle, Senny George, Jared Jackson, Jen Lue, Mary Wang, Katie Yee, and Na Zhong! Learn about the Fellows here:
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We're pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 First Novel Prize! Congratulations to Priyanka Champaneri, Linda Rui Feng, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Violet Kupersmith, Patricia Lockwood, Jackie Polzin, and Kirstin Valdez Quade. Learn more here:
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And the winner of the 2019 First Novel Prize is De’Shawn Charles Winslow for In West Mills!
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We are thrilled to announce the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize short list!
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We're currently curating which short stories will be in NYC's very first Short Story Dispenser, opening in our bookstore on October 2nd!
@ShortEdition_EN
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Meet our 2020 Emerging Writer Fellows!
The nine writers were selected from an impressive pool of *870* applicants in a blind judging process.
Read all about them:
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What a first day at AWP! Thank you to everyone who came to our panel with Brandon Taylor and Melissa Febos, or visited us at table 1024! See you again tomorrow
#awp
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For those who turn to literature for illumination in dark times and when in need of understanding, we recommend these books by Ukrainian authors.
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In honor of our 200th anniversary, we made a list of 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature! We asked a panel of writers to each name 5 titles to include. The full list will be revealed on the day of our Annual Awards Benefit, December 7th! Next up:
@neilhimself
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As the sign says, August is Women in Translation Month! What are some books translated by women that you've loved?
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Our 2023 First Novel Prize shortlist: Family Lore - Elizabeth Acevedo, Lookout - Christine Byl, Pay As You Go - Eskor David Johnson, Moonrise Over New Jessup - Jamila Minnicks, Night Wherever We Go - Tracey Rose Peyton, We Are a Haunting - Tyriek White, and Y/N - Esther Yi!
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We're thrilled to announce the 2017 FNP long list! Check out the next books for your to-read pile here:
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We are thrilled to announce that Tyriek White is the winner of the 2023 First Novel Prize for his magnificent debut, We Are A Haunting (Astra House)! Thank you to our judges—Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ayana Mathis, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Deesha Philyaw. Congratulations, Tyriek!
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.
@JsanchezTaylor
: "A great [sci-fi] series makes me question what I thought I knew about being human." BROKEN EARTH—A Close Reading of
@nkjemisin
's trilogy begins 7/31. 6 sessions led by
@CUNY
prof Joy Sanchez-Taylor: (art by
@kevinkevinsonnn
)
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We're excited to announce the 2018 First Novel Prize Short List! Check out the seven shortlisted books here & watch your reading list grow:
The winner will be announced at our Annual Benefit & Awards Dinner on 12/11. Tickets here:
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George Plimpton, co-founder of the
@parisreview
, with his cat Mr. Puss
#internationalcatday
#literarycats
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We can't wait to hear from more translators of color at next week's Literary Translation Clinic. Aaron Robertson and Sean Gasper Bye will guide an open discussion on the future of translator collectives. Free and open to all — !
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We are thrilled to announce the recipients of The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil 2022-2023 Emerging Writer Fellowships. Congratulations to Sara Aboulafia, Natalie Adler, Han Chang, JP Infante, Diana Kole, Emmanuel Lachaud, Sabrina Helen Li, Juliana Roth and Jiaming Tang!
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Congratulations again to our incredible finalists for the 2022 First Novel Prize! We had a wonderful time celebrating winner Noor Naga, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Jessamine Chan, Isabel Kaplan, Alyssa Songsiridej, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, and (from afar) Vauhini Vara.
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“I want a piece of fiction to be as real as a memory. I don’t want it to feel made up, even though it is made up.” Deborah Eisenberg
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We love these buildings inspired by Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend'! By
@LabLitArch
in
@parisreview
:
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Celebrate
#BloomsDay
(6/16) with The Center for Fiction! Come to our bookstore between 11-1pm to get a FREE copy of ‘Ulysses’ and 15% off on other Irish titles!
Thanks,
@IrelandinNY
and
@GlobalIrish
for partnering with us! 🇮🇪
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Tonight!
Join us to celebrate
@RavenLeilani
, 2020 winner of The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the paperback release of ‘Luster.” Leilani is joined for discussion by
@NifMuhammad
(A Little Devil in America)!
Register free:
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Black writers with completed manuscripts: Apps are now open for the
@diversebooks
and
@penguinrandom
Black Creatives Revisions Workshop! This is an opportunity to work with a faculty of esteemed Black authors to revise and polish your novel.
More info:
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Applications for our Emerging Writer Fellowships close Monday, May 30th! It's free and easy to apply for a grant, editorial mentorship, and other exciting opportunities for NYC fiction writers early in their careers. Learn more here:
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👂🏾What’s that? You don’t have anything to read? Oh, yes, you do, 'cause it's New Release Tuesday🤩Grab these titles and more from our bookstore in Brooklyn—open 'til 7PM today!
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One year ago today we held our very first virtual event... tonight will be our 94th! We’ve stayed committed to celebrating writers and their books throughout this year of uncertainty. And we don’t plan to stop now. To everyone who has supported us, thank you!
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We're now accepting submissions for our one-year Emerging Writers Fellowship! The 9 selected writers will receive a $5,000 cash award, mentorship, networking opps, and more! Submit by 11 PM on 2/15.
More details on how to apply here:
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Applications for our NYC Emerging Writer Fellowships open May 1st! 📝
- grants
- editorial mentorship
- early-career opproetunies
- access to Writers Studio
And much more!
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We're so excited to announce our 2018 Emerging Writers Fellows! Chosen from over 500 applicants in a blind judging, these nine honorees receive $5,000, two public readings, mentorships with editors & more. Learn about these fantastic writers here:
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Yiyun Li is here with her goose bag to discuss The Book of Goose!
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What's Executive Director, Traci Lester reading these days? "I am reading three books right now (on the subway, at home in the evenings, and on the weekend)—Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge), Moon and the Mars (Kia Corthron) and The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris). 1/2
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Our monthly Literary Translation Clinic is back this Thursday, August 19th! This month, Anton Hur and Jeffrey Zuckerman discuss "How Can We Pitch Books to Diversify Translated Literature?" Register here
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It's been making us so happy to see the Short Story Dispenser in action!
I used the short story dispenser at
@Center4Fiction
and it gave me a 3-minute story by Jean Toomer that I read on my walk home. Could get used to this.
#CFFPartner
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Tues, Sept 8, 6:30pm ET — The New Gen! Rising African Poets Reading and Convo with
@kwamedawes
and
@chrisabani
. Free and open to all!
RSVP at
@poetshouse
@AkashicBooks
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The Center for Fiction welcomes acclaimed author and New York Times bestseller, Jacqueline Woodson, to its Board of Directors. Welcome,
@JackieWoodson
!
View our full Board:
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Come work with us! We're hiring a Writing Programs Manager and Bookstore Manager. Our First Novel Prize, Emerging Writer Fellowships, writing workshops, Writers Studio, and bookstore are all integral to The Center's mission. Learn more:
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Meet the Center for Fiction team! This is Allison Escoto, our Head Librarian & Education Director.
She is always either reading, thinking about reading, or recommending books for other people to read and can't wait to see folks in the library again!
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Announcing the next event in our series on
#ItaloCalvino
with video game designer
@Jonathan_Blow
on Apr 11! RSVP:
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We ♥️ NY and New Yorkers ♥️ to read books about NY
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Check out the shortlist for our 2016 First Novel Prize! Congrats to these great authors:
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That's right—Ian Rankin will give a CFA Master Class on 02.07, celebrating 30 yrs of
#Rebus
—
@Beathhigh
#crimefiction
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Last week, we hosted our first event for alumni of The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships to come together and celebrate their achievements since participating in the program! Since the Fellowship began in 2011, there have been 108 Fellows and:
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The face you make when
@VashtiHarrison
starts adding color to her live character illustration.
#kidsread
#kidslit
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Check out the latest eps of our kids'
#storytime
series ft. award-winning actors 👉🏾
This week André Holland reads HAIR LOVE by
@MatthewACherry
+
@VashtiHarrison
@KokilaBooks
, and
@lilitaylor
reads THE RABBIT LISTENED by
@CoriDoerrfeld
@PenguinBooks
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We're
#7
on the list! RT
@atlasobscura
: Secret Libraries of New York City
http://t.co/o7BKI86Mso
http://t.co/YRHOSEbB0U
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Jennifer Egan is our guest of honor at this month's dinner with the Emerging Writer Fellows!
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We have a towering stack of new arrivals in the bookstore today! Here are just a few that are now on the shelves:
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We have a *great* panel at the
@BKBF
:
@nkjemisin
,
@lim_eugene
,
@m_older
+
@dejiridoo
talk
#politics
+ tech in SF&F!
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We've been thrilled to return to hosting in-person programming, like last night's
@BKBF
Bookend w/
@bookcritics
@RavenLeilani
@jkbphillips
@blgtylr
&
@mariskreizman
.Tomorrow, we'll finally be fully reopened, welcoming members back to our 2nd floor. Join us:
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As 2021 comes to an end, we're looking back on moments that were particularly engaging, moving, or instructive. In this clip, Elizabeth McCracken and Paul Lisicky discuss happy endings and afterthought in short stories. See the full video at
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ZORA NEALE HURSTON: A GENIUS OF THE SOUTH reading group begins Feb 2020. 4-sessions led by writer, editor and host of
@MinoritiesinPub
@jbakernyc
. See full book list and meeting dates:
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Our first Literary Auction is now live online! Bid on dinners with authors, meet and greets with industry experts, and more in support of The Center's programming through December 16th! Browse the auction here:
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Congratulations to Kia Corthron, winner of our 2016 First Novel Prize!!!Here she is with 2015 winner Viet Thanh Nguyen!
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“The book is published but the book is not done.”
Tonight at 6 pm, join
@KieseLaymon
and Peter Ho Davies as they discuss the art and craft of “revision.”
Register:
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Congratulations to our 2019 First Novel Prize Winner De'Shawn Charles Winslow and the finalists! 🥂 We have several signed copies of their exceptional novels in our bookstore.
Photo by
@BeowulfSheehan
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We're thrilled to be included in 150 Bookstores You Need to Visit Before You Die by Elizabeth Stamp! This book could've practically been filled with stores in NYC alone, so it was an honor to be among a few of our friends in this collection that spans the globe.
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How generous of
@dantielwmoniz
to welcome us into her creative process in this piece for
@PioneerWorks_
. We're looking forward to celebrating the beauty of MILK BLOOD HEAT on 2/18 with
@jamelbrinkley
(More info: )
@groveatlantic
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We had a wonderful evening last night celebrating the new group of The Center for Fiction/Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellows, the outgoing group of Fellows, and the renaming of the program in honor of the distinguished late editor and publisher, Susan Kamil. Congratulations!
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Thank you to Hernan Diaz for stopping by the bookstore to sign copies of Trust, out today!
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We're so pleased to announce the 9 recipients of our 2019 NYC Emerging Writers Fellowship, selected from an impressive pool of applicants. Learn more about these exceptional talents:
@jimsteele88
@CorynBrown
@rathermarvelous
@AlannaSchubach
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We are thrilled to announce the Long List for the 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize!
http://t.co/9oeqQEhe0m
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Congratulations to Tommy Orange, winner of our 2018 First Novel Prize! You can learn more about his winning debut There There and the prize here:
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Here are the top 40 bestselling titles from our Bookstore this year. You all have great taste!
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Drum roll please.... And the winner of the 2017 First Novel Prize is Julie Lekstrom Himes for MIKHAIL AND MARGARITA from
@EuropaEditions
!
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Thank you, Jessamine Chan, for stopping by to sign copies of The School for Good Mothers on your trip to NYC! We loved our virtual event with Jessamine, but nothing beats getting to connect with authors in person.
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The Center for Fiction 2020 Emerging Writer Fellows Anthology is now available!
Works by Raluca Albu, Rakin Azfar, Ian Denning, Grace Shuyi Liew, Ruth Mukwana, Claire Oleson, Camila Santos, Sasha von Oldershausen, and Rachel Wolff.
Support our fellows:
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This Thurs, Oct. 21st, join us for our next Literary Translation Clinic with Cedilla & Co., "How Do We Sustain a Translation Practice?" Bruna Dantas Lobato and Jennifer Shyue will discuss hobbies, community, and making a living as a translator. Register:
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We had a fabulous salon with Colm Tóibín tonight! Thank you so much everyone for such a wonderful conversation.
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In honor of our 200th anniversary, we made a list of 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature! We asked a panel of writers to each name 5 titles to include. The full list will be revealed on the day of our Annual Awards Benefit, December 7th! Next up:
@alexanderchee
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Huge congratulations to the brilliant
@victorlavalle
for his Shirley Jackson Award for 'The Ballad of Black Tom'!
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Tickets are now live for our special event with Jesmyn Ward and Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Town Hall on October 24th! We'll be celebrating Ward's latest novel, Let Us Descend. Get your ticket, which comes with a copy of the book, here:
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What a crew!
@PKhakpour
,
@ndennis_benn
,
@MariposaBoy
,
@Rumaan
and Garnette 'not on the internet' Cadogan
@bookcritics
@BKBF
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