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
Tom Griffiths in conversation with Adam Elga: "The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind"--A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)
Mon 3/9 @ 7:00PMPrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street
Tom Griffiths, head of Princeton’s AI Lab, discusses his new book The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mi
Tom Toro in Conversation with Patrick McDonnell - A Princeton Public Library Book Brunch Event(Post)
Sun 12/7 @ 11:00 AMPrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
The author presents and discusses his collection And to Think We Started as a Book Club... Doors open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee & pastries.
Cynthia A. Kierner: "The Tory’s Wife: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America"(Post)
Thurs 6/4 @ 7:00PMRobertson Hall 100 (Arthur Lewis Auditorium), Princeton University
This event is presented by The Department of History’s Revolution Up Close: A Public Lecture Series.
The Spurgin f
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
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
Princeton Public Lectures presents Ruth Wilson Gilmore: "Policing the Crisis, Revisited"(Post)
Thurs 11/5 5:00 pm – 6:30PM
McCosh Hall, Room 50
Free and open to the public
Ruth Wilson Gilmore is Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, American Studies, and Africana Studies at
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
Tressie McMillan Cottom and Kate Manne In Conversation: Princeton University Public Lectures(Post)
Wed 2/18 @ 5:00PMMcCosh 50, Princeton University
Presented by Princeton University Public Lectures: Join us as Tressie McMillan Cottom and Kate Manne engage in a wide-ranging conversation on femini
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
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
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
The Lewis Center for the Arts presesnts Sondheim’s Afterlives Symposium(Post)
Thurs 11/5 1:00-6:00PMWallace TheaterOpen to the publicFree Tickets Required: Register here
An artistic, scholarly, and personal celebration of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, one of the most
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 an
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
Shatema Threadcraft in conversation with Wendy Brown: "The Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy, and Morrisonian Democracy"(Post)
Thurs 11/20 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Black death and Black grief are among the most important forces in contemporary American politics. As Shatema Threadcraft argues in The Labors o
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 g
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
Jennifer Hayden in conversation with Summer Pierre: "Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook"(Post)
Wed 11/19 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Jennifer Hayden has never liked to cook. She’s not particularly good at it, either. But, like so many of us, she does it anyway. Why is that? Whe
Jane Hamilton in conversation with Laura Spence-Ash– A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)
9/25 @ 6:00 PM
Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Join us as we celebrate the release of The Phoebe Variations, the new novel from Jane Hamilton. The author will be in conversation with Laura Spence
