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 ...
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 psyc ...
“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& ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Brian Soucek in conversation with Joan Scott: "The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education"(Post)
Thurs 1/29 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Law professor Brian Soucek discusses his new book with Joan Scott. The Opinionated University demonstrates why institutional neutrality is nothi ...
Cynthia McVay: "Under the Crucian Sun: A Memoir of Place"(Post)
Sun 6/28 @ 1:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
In Under the Crucian Sun, environmentalist and creative Cynthia McVay sets foot on the island of St. Croix in 2018 for the ...
Save the Date: The Althea Ward Clark Reading Series presents Katie Farris and Jamil Jan Kochai(Post)
Tues 9/22 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Reading by faculty members Katie Farris, a shortlisted T.S. Eliot Prize poet, and Jamil Jan Kochai, a National Book Award in Fiction finalist.
Th ...
Matthew Quick in conversation with Amy Jo Burns: A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration -- "Dad, Love, Me: A Memoir"(Post)
Tues 7/21 @ 6:00PMThe Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street
Matthew Quick, bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, discusses his recently published memoir Dad, Love, Me with A ...
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 de ...
Owen Zidar in conversation with Alan Blinder: "The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There" - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration(Post)
Wed 9/16 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Join us for a discussion between Owen Zidar and Alan Blinder. The Everywhere Millionaire is Zidar’s groundbreaking new portrait, co-authored ...
Bob Crawford in Conversation with Sean Wilentz: "America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick"(Post)
Sat 3/14 @ 4:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Doors open at 3:30PM.
Registration required.Click here to register.
Join the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for a special conversation bet ...
