Friday 4/25 @ 7:00pm Farminary, Princeton Theological Seminary In his late thirties, Jeff Chu left his job as a magazine writer and found himself at Princeton Theological Seminary’s “Farminary”—a twen
Kyle Harper: "The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction"(Post)10/22 @ 6:00PM Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street Kyle Harper discusses his latest book The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Ext
Tania Lombrozo in conversation with Elizabeth Margulis: "Why We Ask Why: The Science of Explanation and the Human Drive to Understand"(Post)Wed 10/7 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Tania Lombrozo discusses her new book with Elizabeth Margulis. Why We Ask Why is an insightful look at the science of explanation, using psych
On Journalism and Scholarship: Kevin Sack in conversation with Avram Alpert about Mother Emanuel: "Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church"(Post)Tues 4/21 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Kevin Sack, Mother Emanuel is a sweeping history of one of the nation’s most important African American chu
Serena Zabin: "The Boston Massacre: A Family History"(Post)Thurs 5/7 @ 7:00PMRobertson Hall 100 (Arthur Lewis Auditorium), Princeton University A dramatic, untold “people’s history” of the storied event that helped trigger the American Revolution. This event
Shelley Frisch in conversation with Michael Wood: "Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind" – A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration(Post)Wed 9/30 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Shelley Frisch is joined in conversation with Michael Wood about her translation of Thomas Meyer’s definitive, long-awaited, and revelatory intelle
Peniel Joseph In Conversation with Laurence Ralph: "Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution" – A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)9/11 @ 6:00 PM Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon In Freedom Season, acclaimed historian Peniel Joseph offers a stirring narrative history of 1963, marking it as the defining year of the Black
Simon Morrison in conversation with Renata Kapilevich: "A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow"(Post)Weds 4/29 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Simon Morrison discusses his new book with Renata Kapilevich. A Kingdom and a Village is an erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city def
A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration: Lawrence Ingrassia in conversation with Arnold Levine(Post)Wednesday 3/12 at 7:00pm Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon Street Lawrence Ingrassia is joined by Arnold Levine to discuss his memoir A Fatal Inheritance How a Family Misfortune Revealed
Agustín Fuentes in conversation with Catherine Clune-Taylor(Post)Thursday 5/8 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture, and while there are important differences between women and men,
Roy Scranton in conversation with Andrew Cole: "Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress"(Post)Thurs 9/18 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Roy Scranton discusses his new book Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress with Andrew Cole Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms
Kory Stamper "True Color"–A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Weds 4/8 @ 6:30PMPrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street The author is joined by Princeton Public Library’s humanities specialist Cliff Robinson to discuss her new book True Color: The St
Michael Steven Wilson in conversation with José Antonio Lucero: "What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life across Borders"(Post)Tuesday 4/22 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Renowned human rights activist Michael "Mike" Wilson has borne witness to the profound human costs of poverty, racism, border policing, and
"Articulate” Book Talk with Rachel Kolb(Post)Fri 11/7 @ 4:30PM219 Aaron Burr Hall, Princeton University Join us for a book talk and signing by deaf writer and educator Rachel Kolb, who grew up between signing and speaking worlds as part of the
Edward Tenner: "Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences," A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Wednesday 6/4 @ 7:00pm Princeton Public Library Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore the surprises of human ingenuity How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titan
Annette Gordon-Reed: "The Jefferson Paradox: Race, Slavery, and the Promise of America”(Post)Sun 4/26 @ 3:00PM Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed, joined by Eddie Glaude, discusses her book "Jefferson on Race," examining hi
Anny Gaul in conversation with Hanna Garth: "Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato"(Post)Wed 3/18 @ 12:00PM219 Aaron Burr Hall, Princeton University By the end of the twentieth century, the tomato, indigenous to the Americas, had become Egypt's top horticultural crop and a staple of Egyp
The Princeton Public Library presents “A Revolutionary Take on Cocktails & History” with author Brooke Barbier(Post)Fri 7/31 @ 5:00PMYankee Doodle Tap Room & Ballroom, 10 Palmer Square East A happy hour featuring craft cocktails and ciders from Ironbound Farm sets the stage for Brooke Barbier's presentation of Coc
Children's Story Time with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen - "Cats in Construction Hats"(Post)Sunday 4/27 @ 3:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Join us for story time with children's book author Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen as she reads from her newest picture book, Cats in Construction H
Daniel Mendelsohn in conversation with Yelena Baraz - A New Translation of The Odyssey(Post)Thursday 4/17 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Join us as celebrated author, critic, classicist, and translator Daniel Mendelsohn discusses his new translation of The Odyssey. Widely kn