Sunday 6/1 @ 3:00PM Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street In the early twentieth century, an interconnected web of men and women led by Dr. V.E. Vivian fought for and won a better future in Whitesbog Vil
Aisha Beliso-De Jesús and Ulla Berg: "A Social History of Immigration Detention in NJ & the US"(Post)Tues 10/6 @ 4:30PMChancellor Green Rotunda, Princeton University Click here for more information. Join SPIA in NJ for a conversation with Ulla Berg, Associate Professor of
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
Anthony Roth Costanzo presents his new book Countertenor(Post)Tues 11/17 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street A lively and revelatory exploration of the history of the countertenor by Anthony Roth Costanzo, the Grammy Award-winning star of Philip Glass’s
“The Third Reich of Dreams”: A roundtable on Charlotte Beradt’s study of the dreaming of political fables in Nazi Germany(Post)Weds 4/22 @ 4:30 PMBetts Auditorium, Architecture Building, Princeton University A roundtable on The Third Reich of Dreams, Charlotte Beradt's 1966 study of the dreaming of political fables in Nazi G
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 Bo
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 Cars, th
Eduardo Cadava and Sara Nadal-Melsio in conversation with Ruth Wilson Gilmore(Post)Thursday 3/6 at 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street How reading and writing are collective acts of political pedagogy, and why the struggle for change must begin at the level of the sentence.
DATE CHANGE: Paul North in conversation with Wendy Brown: Marx’s Capital: Critique of Political Economy(Post)Thurs 4/1 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE CHANGE TO APRIL 1, 2027. Paul North is joined in conversation with Wendy Brown. Princeton University Press’s new edition of
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 history ch
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 Mros
"Writers on Writing: "Middles" - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration featuring Amy Jo Burns, Anica Mrose Rissi, John Vercher, and Alexandra Villasante(Post)Thurs 7/30 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join acclaimed authors Amy Jo Burns (Wait for Me), Anica Mrose Rissi (Girl Reflected in Knife), John Vercher (Devil Is Fine), and Alexandra Villa
"Writers on Writing: Endings" - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration(Post)Thurs 11/12 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join acclaimed authors Amy Jo Burns (Wait for Me), Caitlin Mullen (Heather), Anica Mrose Rissi (Girl Reflected in Knife), and Nisha Sharma (
Dorothy A. Brown in conversation with Brandon McKoy: "Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past"(Post)Thurs 4/9 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Join us as Dorothy A. Brown discusses her new book with Brandon McKoy. Getting to Reparations is a bold manifesto arguing that there is a cle
2025 Prathia Hall Lecture: The Radical Roots of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and its Lessons for Today with Danielle McGuire(Post)Monday 4/21@ 5:00PM Theron Room, Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary >>RSVP to attend in person or online The Montgomery Bus Boycott is often reduced to a simple story of Rosa Parks’ d
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 betw
Dave Zirin in conversation with Brian Jones: "The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn"(Post)Wed 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 progressive
Michael Steven Wilson in conversation with José Antonio Lucero: "What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life across Borders"(Post)Tuesday 4/22 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Renowned human rights activist Michael "Mike" Wilson has borne witness to the profound human costs of poverty, racism, border policing, and
"Bob Dylan: DONT LOOK BACK” – A film screening and discussion featuring Sean Wilentz(Post)Wed 10/21 @ 7:00PMPrinceton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street Tickets available here Sean Wilentz, Professor of American History at Princeton University, will introduce this screening of the document
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