Thurs 10/28 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join us for a conversation with Dave Zirin on his biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressi ...
Steven Weitzman in conversation with Leora Batnitzky: "Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World"(Post)Tues 3/17 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street People have been telling and retelling stories about disasters for as long as they have been telling stories. One of the oldest of such stor ...
Dan-el Padilla Peralta in conversation with Kate Meng Brassel: "Classicism and Other Phobias" - Library Live at Labyrinth(Post)Wednesday 9/10 @ 6:00 PM Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Dan-el Padilla Peralta is joined by Kate Meng Brassel to discuss his new book Classicism and Other Phobias. The book, based on W.E.B. Du B ...
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 Rev ...
Beth Lew-Williams in conversation with Anne Cheng: "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law"(Post)Tues 9/16 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Beth Lew-Williams discusses her new book with Anne Cheng. John Doe Chinaman is a revelatory history of the laws that conditioned the everyday li ...
“On the Palestinian Diaspora and the Dream of Return”: A conversation between Professor Max Weiss and Hannah Lillith Assadi on her novel "Paradiso 17"(Post)Tues 3/31 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join us for a conversation between Professor Max Weiss and Hannah Lillith Assadi on her novel Paradiso 17, an intimate, sweeping tale of one man& ...
Robert G. Parkinson: "Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence"(Post)Tues 6/30 @ 7:00PMRobertson Hall 100 (Arthur Lewis Auditorium), Princeton University A dramatic, untold “people’s history” of the storied event that helped trigger the American Rev ...
Maria Pinto: "Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival"(Post)Thurs 2/19 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Maria Pinto’s debut book is a beautiful examination of nature and human connection. Naturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto off ...
An Evening with Patrick McDonnell: "The Gift of Everything"(Post)Thursday 12/4 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join us as we celebrate the release of Patrick McDonnell's new book. This heartwarming story, perfect for the holiday season, offers a ...
Priya Vulchi in conversation with Ruha Benjamin(Post)Monday 4/14 @ 7:00PM Princeton Public Library Priya Vulchi is joined in conversation by Ruha Benjamin to discuss her latest book, Good Friends: Bonds that Change Us and the World. Friendship is ...
Curtis Dozier: "The White Pedestal"- A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Mon 3/23 @ 6:00PMPrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street The classicist and author presents his book The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece a ...
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 ...
Elaine Sciolino in Conversation with Christy Wampole: "Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum"(Post)Thursday 4/24 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street In an era of rapid change, the role of museums and art has never been more vital in connecting the past to the present. Laurence des Ca ...
Audrey Truschke: "India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent" - A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Thursday 5/29 @ 7:00PM Princeton Public Library Audrey Truschke, professor of history and Asian Studies director at Rutgers University-Newark, presents her forthcoming book. Much of world histo ...
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 Od ...
Susan Stewart in conversation with Eliza Griswold: "Bramble"(Post)Tues 4/28 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Acclaimed poet Susan Stewart discusses her new poetry collection with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and poet Eliza Griswold. Bramble is ...
The C. K. Williams Reading Series presents Jordan Salama and Student Readers(Post)Tues 2/24 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street The C.K. Williams Reading Series, named in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning poet C.K. Williams, who served on Pri ...
A Labyrinth and Library Collaboration: "Writers on Writing: Beginnings" featuring Amy Jo Burns, Anna-Marie McLemore, Dexter Palmer, & Anica Mrose Rissi(Post)Thurs 5/28 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Join acclaimed authors Amy Jo Burns (Wait for Me), Anna-Marie McLemore (We Could Be Anyone), Dexter Palmer (Version Control), and Anica Mro ...
Author Tea: Sally Hepworth, presented by Princeton Public Library(Post)Sat 5/2 @ 3:00 PMThe Historical Society of Princeton's Updike Farmstead Australian author Sally Hepworth discusses and signs copies of Mad Mabel at this event at the Historical So ...
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 ...