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
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
Noel Rubinton: "Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee" - A Library and Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Thursday 5/15 @ 7:00PM Princeton Public Library Noel Rubinton discusses his recently published book Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee, an annotated guide to the work
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 stori
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,
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
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 with E
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
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
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
CANCELLED--Shatema Threadcraft in Conversation with Reena Goldthree: "The Labors of Resurrection"(Post)Mon 2/23 @ 6:00PMThe Princeton Public Library Please note this event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The author, joined in conversation by Reena Goldthree, presents her new book The Lab
“Many Minds, Many Stripes”: A Princeton Graduate Alumni Author Roundtable(Post)Thurs 10/9 @ 1:30PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join a lively conversation with Princeton University graduate alumni authors Jasmin Darznik, Eszter Hargittai, Peter Lighte, and Xita Rubert as t
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.
An Evening with Neko Case In conversation with A. M. Homes -- 7:30PM WED JAN. 29 @ MCCARTER THEATER(Post)Wednesday 1/29 at 7:30pm Berlind Theatre, McCarter Neko Case will be joined in conversation with A.M. Homes to discuss her memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable
Cynthia McVay in conversation with Mimi Schwartz: "A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place"(Post)Sunday 6/22 @ 2:00PM Labyrinth Books Join us as Cyntha McVay presents her book A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place. A lifelong creative and environmentalist, McVay chronicles her intimate, two-decade
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
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 a med
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
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. This event was r
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 the li(n