This November, the St. Louis County Library and the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival are hosting SLCL Authors @ the J – a joint event series for readers throughout the St. Louis metro area. Additional information about St. Louis County Library’s author series is available online. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. All events are held at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex (2 Millstone Campus Drive).
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of authors, books, and ideas during early November, with additional author events year-round. The range of author topics is vast: business, cooking, economics, family, fiction, history, music, religion, sports, and more.
Now in its 44th year, the Festival is nationally recognized for both its excellence and its size – it is one of the largest in the country with more than 10,000 audience members annually. People from all backgrounds and religions come to Festival events to hear premier speakers, share their thoughts, and ask questions.
Bookend Event: Saturday, November 5
7:30pm: Phil Rosenthal, Somebody Feed Phil the Book
Keynote Author: Sunday, November 6
7pm: Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons from the Edge
Monday, November 7
1pm: Historical Fiction Panel: Lisa Barr & Rachel Barenbaum
7pm: Charles Bosworth & Joel Schwartz, Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case
Tuesday, November 8
10:30am: Julian E. Zelizer, Abraham Joshua Heschel
1pm: Jen Maxfield, More After the Break
7pm: Cookbook Panel: Cathy Barrow & Molly Yeh
Wednesday, November 9
10:30am: Romance Fiction Panel: Amanda Elliot & Lynda Cohen Loigman
7pm: Kristallnacht Program: Scott Lenga, The Watchmakers
Thursday, November 10
10:30am: Wellness Panel: Rina Raphael & Jason Levin
1pm: Gregory Zuckerman, A Shot to Save the World
7pm: Women’s Night with Julia Haart, Brazen (Boutique Bazaar opens at 5pm)
Friday, November 11
10:30am: Andy Dunn, Burn Rate
1pm: Barry Nalebuff, Split the Pie
Saturday, November 12
7pm: Paul Ford, Lord Knows, at Least I was There, Working with Stephen Sondheim
Sunday, November 13
1pm: Rabbi Benjamin Spratt, Awakenings
7pm: Sports Night: Dan Grunfeld & Barry Weinberg
Bookend Event: Wednesday, November 16
7pm: Missouri’s Own Authors
SLCL Authors @ The J
St. Louis County Library and the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival are pleased to announce SLCL Authors @ the J – a joint event series for readers throughout the St. Louis metro area. Additional information about St. Louis County Library’s author series is available online. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. All events are held at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex (2 Millstone Campus Drive).
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival thanks the Novel Neighbor for providing books by our presenting authors. The festival receives a percentage of sales for every book sold. Please support the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival and the Novel Neighbor by purchasing your books at the festival.
How to Purchase Books at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
- In-person during the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival. Call 314-442-3299 for more info.
- In-person or online at the Novel Neighbor.
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