First Novel Friday: ‘The Oldest Bitch Alive’, ‘American Han’, and ‘Ruins, Child’

On the first Friday of the month, join The Center for Fiction as they celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. Be among the first to discover boundary-pushing and world-expanding work from exciting new voices in fiction.

This month, The Center for Fiction welcomes debut novelists Morgan Day (The Oldest Bitch Alive), Lisa Lee (American Han), and Giada Scodellaro (Ruins, Child). April’s novels ask what it means to stay, to leave, and to become someone new—within friendships, families, and the wider world. Joseph Earl Thomas, winner of The Center for Fiction 2024 First Novel Prize for God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer, will join as the evening’s moderator.