Brooke Shields Will Be In Princeton Wednesday To Discuss Book On Aging

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton University alum Brooke Shields will be returning to town and plans to get candid on aging and its backlash.

The Friends and Foundation of Princeton Public Library will host their first program of the 2025 Beyond Words event series on Wednesday.

Shields will be the guest at “An Evening with Brooke Shields” to be held at the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University campus.

The evening will be all about empowering women and exploring aging. The actor will be discussing her book “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman” which flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older.

Shields 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, Shields faces a different kind of scrutiny - that of being a “woman of a certain age.” And yet, the passage of time has brought freedom to the Princeton alum, she said in her book.

At 59, Shields feels comfortable in her skin, more empowered and confident than she did decades ago. In her book, “Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old,“ the actor is changing the narrative about women and aging.

Shields’ book also discusses the importance of self-advocacy in medical spaces.

The famous model and movie star studied Romance languages and literature at Princeton University and graduated in 1987.

The evening which begins at 7 p.m., will see Shields in conversation with Idra Novey, a novelist, poet, and translator.

Tickets to the event are still available. To purchase, click here.

Beyond Words plays a vital role in raising funds that fuel the mission of the library.

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