An Evening with Colm Tóibín
Thursday, March 26, at Nassau Presbyterian Church
VIP Reception at 5:30 p.m.; Author Talk at 7 p.m.
The Friends and Foundation of Princeton Public Library is excited to present a special fundraising event featuring acclaimed writer Colm Tóibín in conversation about his new book of short stories, “The News from Dublin.” Praised as “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), Tóibín is celebrated for his moving explorations of family, love, longing and loss.
The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a limited-ticket VIP reception for Leadership Supporters and Silver Ticket holders, followed by an author talk at 7 p.m.
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About the Book
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The stories transport readers across continents and eras.
Tóibín’s fiction is rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, forbidden love, or the struggles of mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
“The News from Dublin” is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of “Long Island,” and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).
About the Author
Colm Tóibín is the author of 11 novels, including “Long Island,” an Oprah’s Book Club Pick; “The Magician,” winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; “The Master,” winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; “Brooklyn,” winner of the Costa Book Award; and “Nora Webster,” winner of the Hawthornden Prize, as well as three story collections and several books of criticism.
He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature.
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