JCC Jewish Book Festival - details!

In case you've missed the information that's been circulating, the JCC's Jewish Book Festival is right around the corner! You can still register for all events. Details on each event are below, and full descriptions are available on the JCC's web site.

4th Annual JCCNV Jewish Book Festival
Sunday, November 8 - Sunday, November 15

Hours of Book Sale
Sunday, 11/8 10am-9pm
Monday – Thursday 9am – 9pm
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday, 11/15 9am – 9pm

Afternoon Tea with Deborah Tannen
Sunday, November 8th, 2pm
Featured book: You Were Always Mom’s Favorite! Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives
Cost: $20M / $22NM (group rate of $18 / person for groups of 8 or more). Please register by Nov. 5 to guarantee your spot.
Code: 453/JBF/TEAN8

Neal Bascomb
Sunday, November 8th, 7pm
Featured book: Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World’s Most Notorious Nazi
Cost: $5M / $7NM
Code: 453/JBF/NBN8

Jonathan Tropper
Tuesday, November 10th, 7:30pm
Featured book: This is Where I Leave You
Cost: $5M / $7NM
Code: 453/JBF/JTN10

An Afternoon with David Plotz
Thursday, November 12th, 12noon: Lunch & 12:30: Author Talk
Featured book: Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible
Cost: $5M / $7NM
Cost: 152/2BF/DPN12

Chris Bohjalian
Thursday, November 12th, 7:30pm
Featured book: Skeletons at the Feast
Cost: FREE
Code: 453/JBF/CBN12

Steven V. Roberts
Sunday, November 15th, 7pm
Featured book: From Every End of This Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They made in America
Cost: $5M/$7NM
Code: 453/JBF/SRN15

**Children’s Programs**

Come Aboard the Noah’s Ark Express
Sunday, November 8th, 9:30am
Get ready for some early morning fun. Bring your favorite stuffed animal or two and join us for a delicious character breakfast with some of Noah’s friends! Have a blast reading stories with Noah and making fabulous crafts. Don’t forget to bring your camera for some great photo opportunities!
Please help out the local animal shelter and donate towels, blankets, toys, treats, leashes and collars, food dishes, rabbit food, paper towels, fabric softener, latex gloves.
Cost: $5 per person
Code: 453/JBF/NAN8

Share a Shabbat with Sarah Gershman
Friday, November 13th, 9:30am
The Bedtime Sh’ma
Come dressed in your pajamas! Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the author will delight us with her musical talents as we enjoy delicious snacks. We invite you to share the morning with a parent, grandparent or other favorite adult—an event not to be missed. Books will be available for purchase; book signing to follow the program.
Cost: $5 per family
Code: 453/JBF/SGN13

Making Magic with Mounds of Morsels with Elinor Klivans
Sunday, November 15th, 2pm
The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook
Most appreciated by children ages 7 and up. Enjoy the afternoon cooking with your child. Space is limited.
Share the afternoon with Elinor Klivans, noted cookbook author and food writer and author of The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook, for what is sure to bring out the baker in all of us! Create delicious recipes with your child and take home tasty creations to bake and enjoy!
Register by Nov. 13: space is limited
Cost: $24 per child (includes all cooking supplies and a signed copy of the cookbook)
Code: 453/JBF/EKN15