Guest editor of the 2025 Best American Short Stories and author of the bestselling novel Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng hosts our annual celebration of one of the most esteemed anthologies of contemporary American fiction. Curated from the 2025 collection, this evening of literature in performance will take you on a literary journey brought to you by the brilliant minds of new and established authors.

NOTE: This is a ticketed event; tickets available here.

Real-time captioning (CART) will be available in our theater for patrons with hearing loss, deafness, different language and learning needs, and anyone whose experience will be enhanced by CART. To access CART on your individual smartphone or tablet, please visit bit.ly/SymphonySpace_Captions.