BOOKS

Lauren Ling Brown ’12 Sets a Thriller at a Princeton Eating Club
‘Some Princeton students have reached out saying that they really identified with the characters, especially multiracial young women, and that meant so much to me’
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 allA City on the Edge
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — located along the border of Milwaukee, is a midsized suburb known as the “heartland of the heartland.”…
On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition
While the first edition came out over 20 years ago, On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition (Princeton University Press) , still shows…
A Concrete Alliance
In A Concrete Alliance (Yale University Press) Grossman intertwines two symbols of French history: its architecture and political culture of…
I Guess I’ll Start My Own War
Roberts tells the heroic story of 1st. Lt. Eric Wood, Jr. ’42 from adolescence through his definitive years at the…
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See all‘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
The Enchanted Greenhouse
After casting a spell to create a sentient plant companion, Terlu Perna was turned into a wooden statue as punishment…
Zeal
This novel begins in 2019 where readers are introduced to Ardelia and Oliver who are hosting their engagement party. The…
Where I Went Wrong
This novel tells the story of Tony Mazza, a man whose life seems to be defined by bad days. Now…
Nonfiction
Beyond Fast
Beyond Fast (Simon & Schuster) is a modern underdog story of perseverance, trust, and sacrifice in the name of teamwork…
Almanac of American Politics
The 2026 edition of the Almanac of American Politics (CBIS), known as “The Bible of American Politics,” features profiles of…
Swimming Downstream
Using a thoughtful approach, Swimming Downstream (Marshall Cavendish International) reveals that conventional “smart marketing” is often ineffective and costly. In…
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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