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Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2025

This is how over 40% of NYC bookstores became unionized.

This is how over 40% of NYC bookstores became unionized.

By James Folta | June 24, 2025

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

By James Folta | December 11, 2024

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 28, 2021

Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2019

Here's the Center for Fiction's 2019 First Novel Prize longlist.

Here's the Center for Fiction's 2019 First Novel Prize longlist.

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | July 25, 2019

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