Princeton Public Library (PPL) presents an evening of historical fiction featuring two bestselling authors discussing their latest novels, one set in Poland during WWII and the other in prewar Italy. This is a virtual event hosted by the platform Crowdcast. The authors will be speaking from 8 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 8.

To register, visit https://princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/5300423. This program is free to attend and is best suited for teens and adults. 

Pam Jenoff’s latest novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, is a suspenseful tale of courage and unlikely friendship. She will be joined in conversation by Lisa Scottoline whose latest novel, Eternal, is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war. 

Jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers The Lost Girls of Paris and The Orphans Tale. She holds a degree in international affairs from George Washington University, a degree in history from Cambridge, and a JD from UPenn. Her novels are inspired by her experiences working at the Pentagon and as a diplomat for the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland. She lives with her husband and three children in Philadelphia where she teaches law. 

Scottoline is the New York Times-bestselling author of 32 novels. She has 30 million copies of her books in print in the United States and has been published in 35 countries. Scottoline also writes a weekly column with her daughter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America and has taught a course she developed, “Justice in Fiction,” at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. She lives in the Philadelphia area. 

This PPL event is presented in partnership with Labyrinth Book of Princeton. 

For additional information, call 609.924.9529.