PRINCETON: Bank partners with bookstore and publisher for launch of Princeton-based book

   Three local businesses — Hopewell Valley Community Bank, Wild River Books, and Labyrinth Books — converged on Nassau Street in Princeton on April 22 to celebrate locally based Wild River Books’ launch of author Edmund Keeley’s eighth novel, “The Megabuilders of Queenston Park,” set in Princeton.
   ”The Megabuilders of Queenston Park,” a satire about modern suburban life, is set in 21st-century Princeton as the college town faces developmental pressures on its architectural and social landscape. Ambitious megabuilders — real-estate developers who specialize in erecting large residences on small lots — roam the neighborhoods in search of modest postwar homes to tear down and replace with huge, often modular, constructions.
   ”At Wild River Books, we seek to tell stories that not only connect us but also elevate and humanize difficult conversations,” says Kim Nagy. “We chose Earth Day to launch Edmund Keeley’s book because talking about land-use decisions is, and will continue to be, an important practice.”
   Mr. Keeley lives in Princeton and has written eight novels, fifteen volumes of poetry and fiction in translation, and 10 volumes of non-fiction. He taught English and creative writing at Princeton University from 1954 to 1994 and served for some years as director of creative writing and director of hellenic studies. He was twice president of the Modern Greek Studies Association and was president of PEN American Center from 1992-94. During his retirement, Mr. Keeley continues to write regularly and to travel to new and old places.