Ten acclaimed authors are headed to Naples this winter as the Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival celebrates its 10th year of connecting local readers in conversation with renowned writers.
The annual series, hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, kicks off Dec. 9 with author Adam Nimoy, the son of “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy. He will discuss his memoir, “The Most Human,” at 7 p.m.
The series continues Jan. 10, with author Stuart E. Eizenstat, a former U.S. ambassador to the European Union who will discuss “The Art of Diplomacy.” Additional festival events feature both fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as a couple whose love of big-box retail shopping is chronicled in “The Joy of Costco.”
All events have a $25 admission fee and will take place at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center, at 4720 Pine Ridge Road in Naples.
The festival highlights books about Jewish subjects or books written by Jewish authors and is held locally in cooperation with the Jewish Book Council, the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature.
The 10 authors and titles featured in the 10th annual event, along with scheduled dates and times, include:
• “The Most Human,” by Adam Nimoy, Monday, Dec. 9., at 7 p.m.
• “The Art of Diplo-macy,” by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Friday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m.
• “The Goddess of Warsaw,” by Lisa Barr, Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m.
• “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue,” by Julie Satow, Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m.
• “The Sequel,” by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Thursday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m.
• “Food, Hope and Resilience,” by June Hersh, Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10:30 a.m.
• “The Boy with the Star Tattoo,” by Talia Carner, Monday, March 10, at 3:30 p.m.
• “The Money Kings,” by Dan Schulman, Friday, March 21, at 1 p.m.
• “We Must Not Think of Ourselves,” by Lauren Grodstein, Thursday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m.
• “The Joy of Costco,” by David and Susan Schwartz, Wednesday, April 2, at 1 p.m.
Books can be purchased at each event and at Barnes & Noble or Amazon. To register for events, visit JewishBookFestival.org.
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