Book Reading with author Caroline Kitchener, "Post Grad"

In POST GRAD (On sale: April 11, 2017), recent Princeton graduate Caroline Kitchener weaves together her experiences from her first year after college with that of four of her peers in order to delve more deeply into both what the world now offers a female college graduate and how the world perceives them.

Each of the five women in this diverse group were expected to attend college--but most had no clear expectations for their futures post-graduation. As Kitchener follows each member of the group, it becomes harder to reduce them to stereotypes, and harder still to either defend or judge their choices. Kitchener navigates expertly between the very personal and the wider sociological perspectives as she outlines a chronological year in the lives of all five women, illuminating and clarifying each one of their choices, victories, and foibles.

Both a broad and an intensely individual exploration, POST GRAD is a portrait of the shifting environment of that important year after graduation, as well as an intimate look at how a select group of very different individuals handles its challenges -- navigating family tensions, relationships, jobs, and that ever-elusive notion of independence.

Caroline Kitchener graduated from Princeton in 2014 with a degree in History and Gender Studies. Her work has appeared on The Atlantic and The Guardian. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her partner.  Caroline’s father, John Kitchener, lives in Nantucket full-time.

Event date: 
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:00pm
Event address: 
Mitchell's Book Corner
54 Main Street