BOOKS

Michael Kardos ’92 Finds the Funny in ‘Fun City Heist’
‘There’s a lot of things that are maddening about writing, but one of the things that I love maybe the most is when ideas just pop out of nowhere and…
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 allSea of Charms
In the third installment of Durst’s Spellshop series, Sea of Charms (Bramble), readers are immersed in the world of Marin…
Every Color in My Mother Tongue
Tsereteli’s debut poetry collection explores themes of growth, heritage, companionship, and more. In Every Color in My Mother Tongue (Tranquil…
I’ll See You In My Dreams
In I’ll See You In My Dreams (Koehler Books), Larkin McPhee tells the story of her brother, Charles McPhee ’85…
Captive Consumers
In Captive Consumers (The University of North Carolina Press), Jou, an associate professor of history and medical humanities at Rice…
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See allSuleika 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’
‘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’
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Sea of Charms
In the third installment of Durst’s Spellshop series, Sea of Charms (Bramble), readers are immersed in the world of Marin…
Every Color in My Mother Tongue
Tsereteli’s debut poetry collection explores themes of growth, heritage, companionship, and more. In Every Color in My Mother Tongue (Tranquil…
Where the Mountains Burn
Based on the experience of Novo’s grandfather, this novel explores Rinaldo’s experiences during World War II. Rinaldo is faced with…
Nonfiction
I’ll See You In My Dreams
In I’ll See You In My Dreams (Koehler Books), Larkin McPhee tells the story of her brother, Charles McPhee ’85…
Captive Consumers
In Captive Consumers (The University of North Carolina Press), Jou, an associate professor of history and medical humanities at Rice…
The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2020
This massive volume of architectural history provides a comprehensive look at the influence of women and their work to the…
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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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