20th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA

Enjoy speaker programs, author meet-and-greets, book signings, panel discussions, The PJ Library Storytelling Festival, the annual Esther G. Levine Community Read, and more during the 20th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA.

Headline authors include Thomas L. Friedman, Regis Philbin, Senator Joe Lieberman, Dyan Cannon, and Chris Matthews.

Author line-up:

Meir Shalev, My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner November 5
Book Festival Retrospective with Dad's Garage November 5
Sam Wasson, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. November 6 
Charles Fishman, The Big Thirst November 6
Ted Gup, A Secret Gift; David Levinson, Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins November 6 
Lucette Lagnado, The Arrogant Years November 6
Michael Levy, Kosher Chinese; Alan Paul, Big In China November 6
Mary Glickman, Home in the Morning; Amy Waldman, The Submission November 7
Amy Ephron, Loose Diamonds... November 7
Erica Jong, Sugar in My Bowl November 7
Steven Levy, In the Plex November 8 
Jim Lehrer, Tension City November 8
Gilad Sharon, Sharon: The Life of a Leader November 9
Rabbi Pamela Jay Gottfried, Found in Translation November 10 
Lisa Baron, Life of the Party November 10
Mayor Eva Galambos, A Dream Come True November 10
Tom Fields-Meyer, Following Ezra November 10
Alex Berenson, The Secret Soldier; Daniel Byman, A High Price November 10 
Billy Light, Grandmas Never Leave Us November 11
Chris Matthews, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero November 12
Rabbi Andrea Myers, The Choosing November 13
Shawn Green, The Way of Baseball; Aaron Pribble, Pitching in the Promised Land; John Thorn, Baseball in the Garden of Eden November 13
Judith Brin Ingber, Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance November 13
Senator Joe Lieberman, The Gift of Rest November 13
Myla Goldberg, The False Friend November 14
Jeremy Cowan, Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah;
G-d and David Javerbaum, The Last Testament November 14
Deborah Lipstadt, The Eichmann Trial November 15
Charles Fox, Killing Me Softly November 15
Greg Dawson, Hiding in the Spotlight; Alyson Richman, The Lost Wife November 16
Jane Gross, A Bittersweet Season November 16 
Melissa Fay Greene, No Biking in the House Without a Helmet November 17
Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers November 17
Dyan Cannon, Dear Cary: My Life With Cary Grant November 19
Leonard Felder, Here I Am November 20
Regis Philbin, How I Got This Way November 20

* Most (but not all) events take place at Zaban Park.

MJCCA Zaban Park Box Office through November 20:

Tuesday: 11am-2pm
Wednesday: 10:30am-12:30pm
Thursday and Friday: 11am-2pm
Or one hour prior to and during events, shows, and performances.