BOOKS
‘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’
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 allGreen Gold
How did avocados become a staple food worldwide? In Gold Green (Catapult) Allaback and Parsons use the story of two…
Changeover
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry arose just in time to keep men’s tennis athletes and fanatics on their toes…
Private Finance, Public Power
Though American banks are private institutions, the public has immense influence on the actions and risks taken by banks. Conti-Brown…
Classicism and Other Phobia
The word “classical” is associated with Ancient Greece and Rome, but what about Black works, culture, and history? Padilla Peralta…
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‘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…
‘Intimacies’ by Katie Kitamura ’99
‘I don’t know that we can always be reduced to events that have happened in our past …. I’m very much interested in the way that characters behave in the…
NEW BOOKS
See allFiction
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…
Audition
Do we ever really know the people that we love? That is the question at the heart of Kitamuar’s thrilling…
Nonfiction
A User’s Guide to the Age of Tech
Tools like cell phones have become integrated so deeply into everyday life that it’s hard for many to imagine living…
Poetry in Dangerous Times
Both a memoir and a retrospective, Poetry In Dangerous Times (Casa Urraca Press) is a collaborative collection that includes a…
Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress
Impasse (Stanford University Press) encourages readers to overcome the urge to ignore climate change and face the reality of Earth’s…
THE PRINCETON BOOKSHELF
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Embark on a captivating journey through the eyes of a foreign student as he navigates…
It’s the end of the third century before Christ. The city-state of Syracuse is a…
This is a memoir, a first-person account of a life with mental health issues. It…
Dive into the profound exploration of spirituality and the universal quest for enlightenment. This captivating…
How to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke? Start with an Artery Screening Test. The…
Freud always regarded The Interpretation of Dreams, and in particular its thesis that dreams fulfill…
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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July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.
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