BOOKS
Suleika Jaouad ’10 Navigates Illness and Life by Pen
‘There’s a kind of power when you dare to inhabit the first person with unvarnished vulnerability and honesty’
New Book Chronicles the Career of Prolific Writer and Professor John McPhee ’53
Looking for a Story offers the first comprehensive inventory of the Princeton professor’s writings, beginning with his high school and college works
Following John McPhee ’53 to Alaska
Ben Weissenbach ’20’s new book is North to the Future: An Offline Adventure through the Changing Wilds of Alaska
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
See allPlumes of Memory
In this book of poetry, Bernuth takes readers to Kyoto, Japan, where he experienced an unforgettable introduction to Japanese art…
Fox
In this psychological thriller readers meet Francis Fox, a new teacher at Langhorne Academy who becomes quickly beloved by his…
Things in Nature Merely Grow
A National Book Award finalist, Things in Nature Merely Grow (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is Li’s searing memoir of survival…
Kinkakuji and Kitayama
Kinkakuji and Kitayama (Brill) traces the extraordinary history of Kinkakuji, a Zen Buddhist temple and major tourist attraction in Kyoto…
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‘Sweet Fury’ by Sash Bischoff ’09
‘None of these characters are black and white. I wanted everything and everybody in this book to live in the gray area, because that felt like life to me’
‘By Any Other Name’ by Jodi Picoult ’87
‘I never set about to write this story because I wanted to take down Shakespeare. I did it because I love those plays, and I wanted to understand how they…
NEW BOOKS
See allFiction
Plumes of Memory
In this book of poetry, Bernuth takes readers to Kyoto, Japan, where he experienced an unforgettable introduction to Japanese art…
Fox
In this psychological thriller readers meet Francis Fox, a new teacher at Langhorne Academy who becomes quickly beloved by his…
All The Ways to Go
All The Ways to Go (Sourcebooks) tells the story of chess prodigy Milo Bloom, who is tired of playing chess…
Nonfiction
Things in Nature Merely Grow
A National Book Award finalist, Things in Nature Merely Grow (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is Li’s searing memoir of survival…
Kinkakuji and Kitayama
Kinkakuji and Kitayama (Brill) traces the extraordinary history of Kinkakuji, a Zen Buddhist temple and major tourist attraction in Kyoto…
Novel Ecologies
Novel Ecologies (University of Chicago Press) explores the closing gap between ecology and engineering over the last three decades. Carruth…
THE PRINCETON BOOKSHELF
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This is the story of the Trojan War's end, Troy's destruction, and Aeneas's quest —…
Fitzgerald meets Salinger in this coming-of-age romp that follows a spirited first gen crashing and…
How can you steer your life towards longevity? By adopting lifestyle changes and avoiding pitfalls…
Two decades have passed since Callie Kingman begrudgingly followed her husband, Thomas, across the country…
During the American Revolution, a British soldier deserts, defects and becomes a hero. Chains Across…
An annotated guide to the work of the Pulitzer Prize — winning writer, teacher, and…
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Meets Sam Harris Almighty God Himself provides a laugh-out-loud exploration of the…
The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped…
This book is a collection of great essays about courageous and exceptional detectives and investigators…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the most expansive and widely-viewed fictional narrative in the history…
Mark Gober's latest book challenges everything we've been taught about Earth and its place in…
A Reading Adventure Travel back to the classroom and around the world with a favorite…
Editors’ Picks
Book and Dagger
As World War II began, the U.S. faced an urgent need for an intelligence agency, leading to the creation of…
Consider The Turkey
In Consider the Turkey (Princeton University Press), Singer reveals the hidden story behind the popular commercially bred turkeys that dominate…
Priceless Facts About Money
In Priceless Facts About Money (Candlewick), financial expert Mellody Hobson makes financial literacy for children easy, fun, and engaging. Readers…
The B-Side of Paradise
In this memoir, D’Alessandro tells his truth about what it was like coming-of-age at Princeton University in the 1970s. In…
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