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The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn is hosting a four-session reading group on novels by West African women and femmes, led by writer Magenta Naaku. Books include HOMEGOING, NECESSARY FICTION, and DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. First meeting: November 10 📚✨ brittlepaper.com/2026/10/the…
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
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(I should audit this...)
Incredibly excited to be teaching a class on the great Joyce Carol Oates at the Center for Fiction this fall ~ starts in three weeks ~ a mix of close reading and creative writing exercises ~ more info here!
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The Center for Fiction retweeted
Incredibly excited to be teaching a class on the great Joyce Carol Oates at the Center for Fiction this fall ~ starts in three weeks ~ a mix of close reading and creative writing exercises ~ more info here!
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Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Announces 2026 Shortlist
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Join us!
10/14 at 7pm: Mathias Énard in conversation with Nicole Krauss at The Center for Fiction
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Congrats to @SamJosephsness, one of our 2026 First Novel Prize finalists!
Samantha Josephs' Debut Horror Novel 'Carrying' to Receive Feature Adaptation From Tommy Dorfman's Good Girl Productions (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news/s…
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The shortlist for the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize is revealed, with debut novels by T Kira Madden and Avigayl Sharp among the nominees. The winner of the prize will be announced on Dec. 6. @Center4Fiction ow.ly/1vi150ZTy9G
As we announce this year's First Novel Prize finalists, we also want to extend our deepest gratitude to this year’s judges: @rokwon, @BaizeShephard, Jordy Rosenberg, and Danzy Senna 📚
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✨“Every book we were able to include represents one that derailed many, many of my own workdays because I couldn’t put it down.” – Jordy Rosenberg
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✨“Each writer did something remarkable with the form, reminding us that the novel is endlessly capable of reinvention.” – Danzy Senna
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The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖 Ruins, Child by @giadascodellaro (@NewDirections)
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The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖 Blow Yourself Up by @ankurthakkar (@TriQuarterlyMag)
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The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖 The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires (@scribnerbooks)
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✨Now announcing: The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist!✨
We’re proud to recognize these incredible books and hope you’ll join us in congratulating the authors. Browse the full list to learn more about each one: centerforfiction.org/book-re… 📚
The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖 Whidbey by T Kira Madden (@marinerbooks)
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The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖Carrying by @SamJosephsness (@putnambooks)
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The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Shortlist:
📖A Real Animal by Emeline Atwood (@catapult)
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