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Reading by Colm Tóibín

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

International bestselling and award-winning writer Colm Tóibín reads from his work as part of the 2024-25 Fund for Irish Studies Series. Tóibín is the author of 11 novels including Long Island, The Heather Blazing, Nora Webster, House of Names, The Blackwater Lightship (shortlisted for the BookerPrize), The Master, and Brooklyn, which was made into a film starring Saoirse Ronan … Continue reading "Reading by Colm Tóibín"

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Reading by Niall Williams

Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

A 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. Free; no tickets required.

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Lecture on “Unmasking Conspiracy: Philip Graves and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion” by Fintan O’Toole

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Fintan O’Toole notes that we live in an age of conspiracy theory and fake news, but emphasizes these are not new phenomena. He contends the most toxic forgery of all time is The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which falsely purports to be the record of secret meetings of Jewish leaders plotting to take … Continue reading "Lecture on “Unmasking Conspiracy: Philip Graves and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion” by Fintan O’Toole"

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Reading by Anne Enright

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Award-winning writer Anne Enright reads from her latest novel, The Wren, The Wren, to kick off the 2025-26 Fund for Irish Studies Series.

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Reading by Sinéad Gleeson

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Bestselling writer and editor Sinéad Gleeson (Hagstone, Constellations) reads from her work as part of the 2025-26 Fund for Irish Studies Series. Books will be available to purchase and have signed at the event, which is cosponsored by Labyrinth Books.

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Aoife Kelleher screens Mrs. Robinson

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and lecturer Aoife Kelleher will screen her feature documentary Mrs. Robinson. Unfolding a story about female leadership, human rights activism and climate action, Mrs. Robinson tells the inspirational life story of change-maker Mary Robinson: Ireland’s first female President, a pioneering U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the successor of Nelson Mandela as Chair of The Elders. The film was nominated for the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the 2025 Irish Film & Television Awards. A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow the screening.

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A Conversation with Olwen Fouéré

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

Olwen Fouéré, an award-winning Irish actor, writer and director of theater, film, music, and visual arts, and frequent collaborator with Ireland’s Abbey Theatre, will perform two monologues and be in conversation with Jane Cox, Director of Princeton’s Program in Theater and Music Theater.

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Merlin Holland Lectures on “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es”

James Stewart Film Theater 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal by Merlin Holland Biographer and editor Merlin Holland, the only grandson of Oscar Wilde, gives a lecture entitled “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es.” Holland is author of the recently published book After Oscar: the Legacy of a Scandal in which he shares more details regarding Wilde’s relationships, reputation and … Continue reading "Merlin Holland Lectures on “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es”"

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John Banville Lectures on “Fiction and the Dream”

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Award-winning Irish novelist John Banville delivers the keynote address, “Fiction and the Dream,” of the (De)Destabilizing Nabokov international conference on writer Vladimir Nabokov being held at Princeton University, organized by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Banville’s address will be presented via Zoom. Free registration for the conference is required to receive the Zoom link. The … Continue reading "John Banville Lectures on “Fiction and the Dream”"