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 ...
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," exami ...
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 ...
Brian Jones in conversation with Naomi Murakawa: "Black History Is for Everyone"(Post)
Wed 1/28 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Longtime educator Brian Jones discusses his new book with Naomi Murakawa. Black History Is for Everyone explores how the study of Black hist ...
The Althea Ward Clark Reading Series presents Didi Jackson and Major Jackson(Post)
Tues 2/17 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
The Lewis Center’s Program in Creative Writing presents the annual Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series, which provides an opportuni ...
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 ...
The C. K. Williams Reading Series presents Maya Marshall and Student Readers(Post)
Tues 10/28 @ 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 Pr ...
The C. K. Williams Reading Series presents readings by Creative Writing Seniors(Post)
Thurs 10/21 @ 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 P ...
The C. K. Williams Reading Series presents Hala Alyan and Student Readers(Post)
Tues 2/10 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Award-winning novelist, poet and memoirist Hala Alyan, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award, reads from he ...
The Fund for Irish Studies presents Fintan O’Toole & Sam McBride: "For and Against a United Ireland"(Post)
Fri 3/20 @ 4:30PMJames Stewart Film Theatre, 185 Nassau Street
Co-authors Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride debate the points in their recent book, For and Against a United Ireland, a ...
Cortney Lamar Charleston in conversation with Patricia Smith: "It’s Important I Remember: Poems"(Post)
Thurs 4/16 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Cortney Lamar Charleston is joined by Patricia Smith to discuss his new collection of poems from Northwestern University Press.
“History d ...
The Althea Ward Clark Reading Series Presents: Marilyn Hacker & Ayana Mathis(Post)
Tuesday 3/18 at 6:00PM
Labyrinth Books
122 Nassau Street
Bestselling authors Marilyn Hacker and Ayana Mathis read from their recent work as a part of the 2024-25 Althea Ward Clark W&r ...
Peter Brooks in conversation with Anne Cheng: "Henry James Comes Home" - Library Live at Labyrinth(Post)
Tues 11/4 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
In this enthralling re-creation of American novelist Henry James’ famous ten-month trip around the United States, lauded critic Peter Brook ...
The Fund for Irish Studies presents a reading by Anne Enright(Post)
Fri 9/12 @ 4:30PM
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Free tickets required - tickets available here
Award-winning writer Anne Enright kicks off the 2025-26 Fund for Irish Studies ...
The Fund for Irish Studies presents a reading by Sinéad Gleeson(Post)
Fri 10/3 @ 4:30PM
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Free tickets required - tickets available here
Bestselling writer and editor Sinéad Gleeson reads from her work as part ...
Cass Sunstein: "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom" -- A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)
Wed 10/1 @ 6:00PMOnline webinar
Please note this event is now Zoom only. Click here for more information and to register: https://princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14322548
Join the Princeton ...
Merlin Holland Lectures on “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es”(Post)
Fri 4/10 @ 4:30PMJames Stewart Film Theatre, 185 Nassau Street
Biographer and editor Merlin Holland, the only grandson of Oscar Wilde, gives a lecture entitled “After Oscar: Wilde between t ...
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 ...
Zara Anishanslin: "The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution"(Post)
Thurs 4/23 @ 7:00PMRobertson Hall 100 (Arthur Lewis Auditorium)
Zara Anishanslin presents on her book The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution, ...
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 ...
