“Cinematic and prismatic—Scodellaro’s novel breaks new ground in spectacular fashion.”
—John Keene
We are very pleased to announce the publication of Giada Scodellaro’s irreducibly original and startlingly beautiful novel, Ruins, Child, winner of the 2024 Novel Prize, out on April 7.

Events launching Ruins, Child in the New York Area:

Center for Fiction’s First Novel Friday | Brooklyn, NY
Giada Scodellaro with Morgan Day, Lisa Lee, and moderator Joseph Earl Thomas
When: April 3 at 6pm
Where: Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Register here

McNally Jackson Seaport | New York City
Giada Scodellaro in conversation with Katie Kitamura
When: April 8 at 7pm
Where: McNally Jackson Seaport, 4 Fulton Street, NYC
Register here

Split Rock Books | Cold Spring, NY
Giada Scodellaro in conversation with Summer J. Hart
When: April 11 at 6pm
Where: Split Rock Books, 97 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY
Register here

Franklin Park Reading Series | Brooklyn, NY
Readings by Giada Scodellaro, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Nora Lange,
Andrew Martin, and Deena ElGenaidi
When: April 13 at 8pm
Where: Franklin Park, 618 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY
More info here

Book Culture | New York City
Giada Scodellaro with Sophie Kemp, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Anika Jade Levy, followed by a conversation moderated by Hilary Leichter
When: April 28 at 7pm
Where: 536 West 112th Street, New York, NY
Register Here

Stay tuned for details on more events to come:
May 19: The Table of Contents reading series at Little Egg in Brooklyn, NY
May 21: A reading and celebration at Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY
May 26: An event hosted by the Personal Velocity Reading Series in Philadelphia, PA