Patti Smith: Bread of Angels Book Tour Songs & Stories December 15 @ 7:30 PMIn partnership with McCarter Theatre and Princeton Public Library Tickets go on sale for Labyrinth Members on Wednesday,
Patricia Smith: "The Intentions of Thunder: New & Selected Poems" -- A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Thurs 10/2 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Join us for an evening celebrating the release of The Intentions of Thunder, a collection of new and selected poems from one of the most groundbr
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
D. Vance Smith in conversation with Simon Gikandi: "Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe" – A Library & Labyrinth Collaboration(Post)Thurs 2/5 @ 6:00PMPrinceton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street Registration requested here D. Vance Smith, joined in conversation with Simon Gikandi, presents his new book Atlas’s B
The Lewis Center for the Arts presents The C. K. Williams Reading Series: A Reading by Jamel Brinkley and Senior Thesis Students(Post)Tues 10/27 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Multi-award-winning writer Jamel Brinkley, winner of the Maya Angelou Book Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and O. Henry Prize and finalist for th
Alex Dawson in conversation with Jason Rekulak: "Welcome to White Hart"(Post)Thurs 12/10 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Alex Dawson is joined in conversation with Jason Rekulak. With special guest, alt-folk singer Arlan Feiles, singing songs inspired by the book
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 opportunity for studen
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
Library Live at Labyrinth Presents A Poetry Reading with Idra Novey & Guests(Post)Tuesday 4/1 @ 6:00PM Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street Idra Novey, author of several novels, faces the complexities of life on a swiftly heating earth in her new poetry collection Soon and Wholly
“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
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
The Althea Ward Clark Reading Series presents Katie Farris and Jamil Jan Kochai(Post)Tues 9/22 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Acclaimed writers and Princeton faculty members kick-off the 2026-27 Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series at Princeton The Althea Ward Clark W
Kyle Harper: "The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction"(Post)10/22 @ 6:00PM Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street Kyle Harper discusses his latest book The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Ext
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
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 American chu
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 of the 2025-2
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
Daniel Heller-Roazen in conversation with Michael Wood: Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies - A Labyrinth & Library Collaboration (Post)Tues 2/3 @ 6:00PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street Daniel Heller-Roazen discusses his new book Far Calls with Michael Wood. Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies is an inquiry into the theories
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
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