Archive for 'Books'
Jennifer Weiner at Princeton Library
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by PNN Editor.
Princeton graduate and acclaimed author of “In Her Shoes,” “Fly Away Home,” and “Good in Bed,” will return to the Princeton Library on July 13 at 1 PM to discuss her new novel, “Then Came You.” Her new book is about four women with nothing in common who struggle to be a part of a [...]
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Author Karen Finley Reads from her New Book — The Reality Shows
Posted on 09. Apr, 2011 by PNN Editor.
Karen Finley — The Reality Shows, Monday, April 11th, 2011 at 5:30PM — 106 McCormick Hall, Princeton University Campus. A reading/performance by Karen Finley based on her new book. No other contemporary performing artist has captured the psychological complexity of this decade’s political and social milestones as Karen Finley has in the past years. In [...]
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Thinking Allowed Series Presents A Conversation With Edwidge Danticat
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by PNN Editor.
On Friday November 5th at 7pm author Edwidge Danticat talks about the extraordinary artists, writers and regular citizens who inspired her to write her latest book, “Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work.”
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Cornel West and Eric Foner to Discuss Slavery and its Legacy in America
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by PNN Editor.
Columbia Professor of History, Eric Foner and Princeton Professor of Religion, Cornel West to discuss Lincoln and the end of slavery in America on Monday, October 18th at 6:30PM at Labyrinth Books in Princeton. This event is cosponsored by Princeton’s Center for African American Studies and Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding.
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Willow Street Book Chat Hosts Thomas Espenshade and Heath Lowry
Posted on 02. Oct, 2010 by PNN Editor.
On Thursday, October 7th at 7:30 PM, Princeton authors Tom Espenshade and Heath Lowry will join the Willow Street Book Chat for a discussion of their recent books; “No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life” and “In the Footsteps of the Ottomans: A Search for Sacred Spaces & Architectural Monuments in Northern Greece”.
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Alex Ross Discusses His New Book “Listen To This” at Labyrinth Books
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by PNN Editor.
Alex Ross, the music critic for “The New Yorker”, will participate in a presentation and discussion of his new book “Listen To This” at 6pm on Tuesday October 5, 2010 at Labyrinth Books. “Listen to This” showcases the best of his writing from more than a decade at “The New Yorker”.
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Princeton Public Library Presents the 5th Annual Princeton Children’s Book Festival
Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by PNN Editor.
Our Princeton community is one that loves our library and our books. The Princeton Children’s Book Festival is a celebration of this pairing. Here you may meet your favorite author or illustrator, listen to them discuss their work, have a book autographed or just have the opportunity to talk to them about their inspiration. This year you can meet more than 50 nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult books. That’s simply awesome!