Princeton NJ Events

HiTOPS Queer Authors Reading Group

Wednesday February 23, 2022
7:00 PM

Open to all Millennial and older Gen Z young folks, the Queer Authors Reading Group is an informal gathering intended to explore the works of queer storytellers in an encouraging and relaxed setting. Come prepared to share your thoughts, listen to others, and enjoy yourself among friends! The group will be facilitated by HiTOPS volunteer and queer lit enthusiast, Erin Flaherty. We'll meet via zoom to discuss Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Click here to learn more about the book, and click here to register.

Author Event: Eugene Smith in Conversation with Christopher Fisher, PPL

Wednesday February 23, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Back to the World: A Life after Jonestown

Eugene Smith lost his mother, wife and infant son in the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, Guyana, on Nov. 18, 1978. Repatriated by the U.S. authorities on New Year’s Eve, he broke a $50 bill stashed in his shoe to buy breakfast for himself and a fellow survivor. Approximately 70% of those who died at Jonestown were Black and yet "Back to the World: A Life After Jonestown" is the first book-length memoir of Peoples Temple by a Black man. The author will be in discussion with Christopher Fisher a faculty member in the history department at The College of New Jersey.

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Livestream Discussion of "If These Stones Could Talk," Hopewell Branch Library

Wednesday February 23, 2022
7:00 PM

Mercer County recognizes the contributions of historians and authors Elaine Buck, left, and Beverly Mills, who capped a decade-long quest to understand their family history with the 2018 publication of their book, If These Stones Could Talk: African American Presence in the Hopewell Valley, Sourland Mountain, and Surrounding Regions of New Jersey.

Hear from the authors first hand at a livestream discussion of "If These Stones Could Talk," Feb. 23, 7 p.m. at the Hopewell Branch of Mercer County Library. -Register to reserve a seat at the Hopewell Branch to watch the livestream of the discussion with authors and community members, Elaine Buck & Beverly Mills.

Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org or call 609-737-2610 to register.