Bnai Keshet Book Festival
and Interfaith Alternative Gift Fair

November 20th and 21st
at Bnai Keshet, 99 South Fullerton Avenue.
This is the 5th year we have partnered with Bnai Keshet for a wonderful community book fair.  We encourage you all to join us, as we say, to meet the authors and join the discussion.

Saturday night, 7pm
We'll kick off the evening with an hour of delicious hors' doevres prepared by local chefs from Joan Nathan's wonderful new cookbook, Quiches, Kugels, and Cousous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France.

Then the literary part of the evening introduces two outstanding novelists. This is always a special opportunity as the authors discuss their works and welcome your questions.

Frederick Reiken (The Lost Legends of New Jersey) will read from his enchanting new novel, Day for Night,and this year's literary discovery, Ghita Schwartz, will read from her debut novel, Displaced Persons.  Each novel gives voice, through its' narratives, to the refugees and immigrants who have become our people.

Sunday Morning, 9:45am

Acclaimed Israeli journalist Liel Liebovitz will be available for a discussion about his book, The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election.  The authors' make a case for more humane ideas of national destiny which is lucid, compelling, and deeply necessary.

Sunday Morning, 10:45am

Donna Gephart, winner of the Sid Fleishman award for humor writing, presents her hilarious new novel for readers 8-12, How to Survive MIddle School.  Bring your kids and their friends for a rare opportunity to meet this Floridian author and get books signed.