Book Talk — Princeton University Humanities Council

December 3, 2023 · 11:00 am—12:30 pm · Princeton Public Library

LLL Presents Mihret Sibhat & Wendy Belcher – “The History of a Difficult Child: a Novel”

Mihret Sibhat, author; Wendy Belcher, Comparative Literature and African American Studies

November 29, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

“Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political”

Melissa Lane, Politics and University Center for Human Values; Benjamin Morison, Philosophy

November 28, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

“Prickly Moses: Poems” & “Aurora Americana: Poems”

Susan Stewart, English, emeritus; Simon West, poet; Myronn Hardy, poet

November 16, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

“Marcel Proust”

Michael Wood, English and Comparative Literature, emeritus; Christy Wampole, French and Italian

November 15, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

“The State”

Philip Pettit, University Center for Human Values; Fintan O'Toole, Lewis Center for the Arts

November 9, 2023 · 7:00 pm—8:30 pm · Princeton Public Library

LLL Presents Melvin Rogers & Eddie Glaude – “The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought”

Melvin Rogers, Brown University; Eddie Glaude, Religion and African American Studies

November 8, 2023 · 6:00 pm · Labyrinth Books

LLL Presents Angus Deaton & Matthew Desmond: “Economics in America”

Angus Deaton, SPIA; Matthew Desmond, Sociology

November 2, 2023 · 7:00 pm · McCarter Theater

An Evening with Jhumpa Lahiri & Zahid Chaudhary

Jhumpa Lahiri, Barnard College; Zahid Chaudhary, English

November 1, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

Ukrainian Poetry in Translation with Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Maya Chabra, Andrew Janco & Olga Livshin

October 24, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

“Political Disappointment: A Cultural History from Reconstruction to the AIDS Crisis”

Sara Marcus, Notre Dame; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, African American Studies

October 12, 2023 · 4:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

LLL Presents – “Necessary Trouble: Growing up at Mid-Century”

Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard; Shirley Tilghman, Former President of the University, emeritus;

October 10, 2023 · 7:00 pm—8:30 pm · Princeton Public Library

LLL Presents Boo Trundle & Christie Henry – “The Daughter Ship: A Novel”

Boo Trundle, writer and performer; Christie Henry, Princeton University Press

October 5, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

LLL Presents – “48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister & Zero-Sum: Stories”

October 4, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

LLL Presents – “Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History”

September 28, 2023 · 12:00 pm · Labyrinth Books

“Animal Spirits: The American Pursuit of Vitality from Camp Meetings to Wall Street” with Jackson Lears & Graham Burnett

September 27, 2023 · 6:00 pm · Labyrinth Books

Civic Storytelling: The Rise of Short Forms and the Agency of Literature with Florian Fuchs & Daniel Heller Roazen

Florian Fuchs, Freie Universität Berlin; Daniel Heller-Roazen, Comparative Literature and Humanities Council

September 21, 2023 · 7:00 pm · Princeton Public Library

LLL Presents – Wednesday’s Child: Short Stories

Yiyun Li, author, Lewis Center for the Arts; Lynn Steger Strong, author

May 2, 2023 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books

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Past Book Talk Events

LLL Presents Mihret Sibhat & Wendy Belcher – “The History of a Difficult Child: a Novel”

Mihret Sibhat, author; Wendy Belcher, Comparative Literature and African American Studies

“Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political”

Melissa Lane, Politics and University Center for Human Values; Benjamin Morison, Philosophy

“Prickly Moses: Poems” & “Aurora Americana: Poems”

Susan Stewart, English, emeritus; Simon West, poet; Myronn Hardy, poet

“Marcel Proust”

Michael Wood, English and Comparative Literature, emeritus; Christy Wampole, French and Italian

“The State”

Philip Pettit, University Center for Human Values; Fintan O'Toole, Lewis Center for the Arts

LLL Presents Melvin Rogers & Eddie Glaude – “The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought”

Melvin Rogers, Brown University; Eddie Glaude, Religion and African American Studies

LLL Presents Angus Deaton & Matthew Desmond: “Economics in America”

Angus Deaton, SPIA; Matthew Desmond, Sociology

An Evening with Jhumpa Lahiri & Zahid Chaudhary

Jhumpa Lahiri, Barnard College; Zahid Chaudhary, English

Ukrainian Poetry in Translation with Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Maya Chabra, Andrew Janco & Olga Livshin

“Political Disappointment: A Cultural History from Reconstruction to the AIDS Crisis”

Sara Marcus, Notre Dame; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, African American Studies

LLL Presents – “Necessary Trouble: Growing up at Mid-Century”

Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard; Shirley Tilghman, Former President of the University, emeritus;

LLL Presents Boo Trundle & Christie Henry – “The Daughter Ship: A Novel”

Boo Trundle, writer and performer; Christie Henry, Princeton University Press

LLL Presents – “48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister & Zero-Sum: Stories”

LLL Presents – “Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History”

“Animal Spirits: The American Pursuit of Vitality from Camp Meetings to Wall Street” with Jackson Lears & Graham Burnett

Civic Storytelling: The Rise of Short Forms and the Agency of Literature with Florian Fuchs & Daniel Heller Roazen

Florian Fuchs, Freie Universität Berlin; Daniel Heller-Roazen, Comparative Literature and Humanities Council

LLL Presents – Wednesday’s Child: Short Stories

Yiyun Li, author, Lewis Center for the Arts; Lynn Steger Strong, author

The Arc of Interference: Medical Anthropology for Worlds on Edge

João Biehl, Department of Anthropology; Adriana Petryna, University of Pennsylvania; Laurence Ralph, Department of Anthropology

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Past Book Talk Events

Mihret Sibhat, author; Wendy Belcher, Comparative Literature and African American Studies

Melissa Lane, Politics and University Center for Human Values; Benjamin Morison, Philosophy

Susan Stewart, English, emeritus; Simon West, poet; Myronn Hardy, poet

Michael Wood, English and Comparative Literature, emeritus; Christy Wampole, French and Italian

Philip Pettit, University Center for Human Values; Fintan O'Toole, Lewis Center for the Arts

Melvin Rogers, Brown University; Eddie Glaude, Religion and African American Studies

Angus Deaton, SPIA; Matthew Desmond, Sociology

Jhumpa Lahiri, Barnard College; Zahid Chaudhary, English

Sara Marcus, Notre Dame; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, African American Studies

Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard; Shirley Tilghman, Former President of the University, emeritus;

Boo Trundle, writer and performer; Christie Henry, Princeton University Press

Florian Fuchs, Freie Universität Berlin; Daniel Heller-Roazen, Comparative Literature and Humanities Council

Yiyun Li, author, Lewis Center for the Arts; Lynn Steger Strong, author

João Biehl, Department of Anthropology; Adriana Petryna, University of Pennsylvania; Laurence Ralph, Department of Anthropology