Wed 9/9 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join Vicky Osterweil in conversation with Bill Gleason around her new book The Extended Universe, a provocative history of Disney’s rise to cul
Morten Høi Jensen in conversation with Florian Fuchs: "The Master of Contradictions: Thomas Mann and the Making of 'The Magic Mountain'" (Post)Thurs 10/23 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join us for a discussion on the arresting story of how Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain while a defeated Germany descended into political ch
Dylan Gottlieb in conversation with Kevin Kruse: "Yuppies" - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration(Post)Thurs 5/14 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Dylan Gottlieb is joined in conversation with Kevin Kruse to discuss Dylan’s new book. From Harvard University Press, Yuppies: The Bankers,
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 first time. She
John Seabrook: "The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty" - A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Monday 6/16 @ 7:00PM Princeton Public Library John Seabrook, staff writer at The New Yorker for more than 3 decades, discusses his recently released book The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an Amer
Book Signing with Dave Eggers - Meet Dave and get a signed paperback copy of The Eyes & The Impossible(Post)Saturday 4/5 @ 10:00AM- 11:00AM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Join us for a meet & greet with Dave and get a signed paperback copy of Newbery Medal winner The Eyes & The Impossible. An enthra
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
Twenty years of Harry Frankfurt’s "On Bullshit"(Post)Thurs 10/30 @ 5:00PMPrinceton University Press, 41 William Street With Jaime Fernández Fisac, Elizabeth Harman, and Gideon Rosen, moderated by Joe Schmid The world has changed dramatically over
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 liv
Nick Paumgarten: "The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game"(Post)Wed 12/16 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Nick Paumgarten discusses The Intangibles, a memoir of his consuming lifelong obsession with a game — hockey — its tribe, and its unreasonable dem
Summer Reading Soirée featuring Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie: Presented by Princeton Public Library(Post)Wed 7/8 @ 6:30PMMorven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street The authors discuss and sign copies of A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams at this annual gathering featuring refreshments, give
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 Am
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
Princeton Public Lectures present Gabriel Zucman: “Wealth, Power, and Democracy”(Post)Tues 4/15 @ 5:00PMMcCosh Hall Room 50, Princeton University The rise of extreme wealth has been a defining feature of the U.S. and global economy over the past 15 years. Addressing this challenge req
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 Revolution. This event
“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’s
Coffee with the Director of the Princeton Public Library: A National Library Week program(Post)Drop by Labyrinth Books for a chance to chat with Princeton Public Library director Jennifer Podolsky over a cup of coffee and cookies as PPL kicks off Library Outreach Day. A special children's st
Princeton Summer Theater presents scenes from "True West"(Post)Tues 7/28 @ 3:00-4:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join the cast of True West for a sneak peak scene from the show and discussion about the behind-the-scenes magic! Learn from Jordan Rashdan
Chris Hedges: "Requiem for Gaza"(Post)Wed 10/14 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Chris Hedges presents on his profound and elegiac work of investigative journalism, a collaboration with cartoonist Joe Sacco presenting the testi
Jazmina Barrera in conversation with Megan McDowell: "The Queen of Swords: A journey through the Princeton Archives of Elena Garro"(Post)Wed 11/12 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street The Queen of Swords Tour: Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell on Elena GarroAuthor Jazmina Barrera, on tour from Mexico City, and translator Megan