The Center for Fiction Presents Brandon Taylor on Minor Black Figures with Matthew Sitman

Join us in welcoming Brandon Taylor, Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author of Real Life and Filthy Animals, back to our stage to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated sophomore novel Minor Black Figures. Matthew Sitman, host of the Know Your Enemy podcast, will join Taylor in conversation.

In Minor Black Figures, Taylor casts a sharp gaze on the New York art scene through the eyes of Wyeth, a young Black painter caught in the throes of creative struggle. As Wyeth searches for inspiration, he confronts the fraught relationship between Black and white art and wrestles with the complex ways the Black body is perceived and represented. Alongside these tensions, he also faces compromises demanded of artmaking and the simple act of living.

Evocative, human, and unflinching, Taylor once again delivers a powerful story filled with memorable characters and razor-sharp dialogue. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of contemporary literature’s leading voices. A book signing with Taylor will follow the event.