
Reading by Niall Williams
March 20 @ 5:00 pm
FreeA reading by Irish novelist and playwright Niall Williams, author of several novels, including This is Happiness, History of the Rain, and the recently published Time of the Child. Cosponsored by Princeton’s Humanities Council and Department of English.
The Fund for Irish Studies Series is co-chaired by Jane Cox and Robert Spoo, Princeton’s Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Professor in Irish Letters.
About Niall Williams

Niall Williams was born in Dublin. He is the author of ten novels, including History of the Rain, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and Four Letters of Love, which will soon be a major motion picture starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gabriel Byrne. His 2019 novel, This Is Happiness, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize. His latest novel, Time of the Child, was published in the U.S. in November. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, Ireland.
Admission & Details
The reading is free and open to the public; no advance tickets or registration required.
Directions
Get directions to Labyrinth Bookstore, located at 122 Nassau Street in Princeton.
Accessibility
Labyrinth Books is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.