Written by Stephanie Oster Feb. 3, 2025 It may be hard to believe, but when “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in April 1925, it was not an immediate bestseller. It took another almost two decades⸺during World War II with the Armed Services edition⸺for the novel to find success and, ultimately, take its place among the “great American novels.”To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Great Gatsby” this April, Princeton University Library is planning a suite of on- and off-campus programming inspired by the library's significant Fitzgerald and “The Great Gatsby” related holdings. Programming includes collaborations and events with Princeton Public Library, Lewis Center for the Arts, Cotsen Children’s Library, Friends of Princeton University Library, Princeton Garden Theatre, and the Arts Council of Princeton. Most of the planned programs are free and open to the public, but some require registration and/or tickets.Join us at any of these events and exhibitions to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of “The Great Gatsby.”EventsAll Access Book Club "The Chosen and the Beautiful," by Nghi VoMarch 20, 2025Co-hosted with the Princeton Public LibraryRegistration required“When Pages Breathe: Gatsby”March 31, 2025Co-hosted with Lewis Center for the ArtsChancellor Green Rotunda, Princeton UniversityLiterature to Life: Performing GatsbyApril 3, 2025Drapkin Theater Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton UniversityAuthor Visit with Nghi Vo "Don't Sleep with the Dead" (book launch April 8)April 8, 2025Registration required (link coming soon)“The Great Gatsby” viewing (2013)April 9, 2025Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau StreetTicket purchase required PUL Crafternoon: Roaring 20s HeadbandApril 10, 2025Firestone Library, Discovery HubRegistration required (For Princeton University Students, Faculty, and Staff only)Raconteur Radio performance of “The Great Gatsby”April 22, 2025Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon StreetRegistration requiredThe Great “Catsby”April 26, 2025 Cotsen Children's Library, Firestone LibraryFriends of Princeton University Library Annual Dinner with Maureen Corrigan, author of “So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures”April 27, 2025The Nassau Club ($125 per person, email [email protected] for more information)“What’s So Great About ‘The Great Gatsby’?” Panel Discussion featuring Maureen Corrigan and Anne Margaret Daniel, editor of F. Scott Fitzgerald's I'd Die for You and Other Lost Stories (2017) and the Norton Library edition of The Great Gatsby (2022)April 28, 2025Princeton University, Location TBCAfter-hours Speakeasy, featuring The Glenn Crytzer QuartetMay 2, 2025Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street ExhibitionsGatsby and Fitzgerald digital exhibition (Digital PUL)Opening February 2025 Arts Council Spring Street mural (Spring Street, Downtown Princeton)Opening March 2025 Living Forever: The Archive of the Great Gatsby exhibition (Tiger Tea Room, Firestone Library)Opening April 2025 Published January 27, 2025Media contact: Stephanie Oster, Publicity Manager
