The Art of the Short Story: Marie-Helene Bertino on Exit Zero with Vinson Cunningham

The Center for Fiction is thrilled to welcome back Marie-Helene Bertino, author of Beautyland and 2011 alumna of The Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship program, to celebrate the release of her new collection of short fiction, Exit Zero. Bertino will be joined by Vinson Cunningham, staff writer and theatre critic at the New Yorker, and author of Great Expectations.

The twelve stories in Exit Zero showcase Bertino’s unique spin on magical realism and illustrate how all kinds of memento mori—vampires, ghost girls, and more—leave their mark on our world. Don’t miss this conversation between a master of the short story form and one of our most insightful critics about the deep wisdom we can derive from a delightfully haunting story. Bertino will sign books after the event.