The generational icon and Princeton University alum discusses her new book, “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman,” in conversation with author Idra Novey.
FROM THE FRIENDS AND FOUNDATION OF PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Friends and Foundation of Princeton Public Library are thrilled to announce the first program in our 2025 Beyond Words event series, “An Evening with Brooke Shields” on the Princeton University campus. Beyond Words plays a vital role in raising funds that fuel the mission of the library.
From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of aging that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older.
Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinized, her every decision judged. Today, Brooke faces a different kind of scrutiny: that of being a “woman of a certain age.” And yet, for Brooke, the passage of time has brought freedom.
At 59, she feels more comfortable in her skin, more empowered and confident than she did decades ago in those famous Calvin Kleins. Now, in “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old,“ she’s changing the narrative about women and aging.
Brooke Shields will appear in conversation with Idra Novey. Idra Novey is a novelist, poet, and translator. Her novel Take What You Need was a New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and named a Best Book of the Year with The New Yorker, L.A.
Tickets are on sale here.
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
68 Nassau St., on the Princeton University campus
