Enjoy brunch and talk with Gerry Mandel, author of A Few Words Before I Go, which grapples with issues of memory and aging in a warm, humorous way and takes on the task of putting a 70+ year career into words.
Alex Edelman’s Just for Us October 1- October 18, 2026 An anti-Semitic tweet leads comedian Alex Edelman to an unexpected place: a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with […]
Alex Edelman’s Just for Us October 1- October 18, 2026 An anti-Semitic tweet leads comedian Alex Edelman to an unexpected place: a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with […]
Alex Edelman’s Just for Us October 1- October 18, 2026 An anti-Semitic tweet leads comedian Alex Edelman to an unexpected place: a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. Alex’s story explores religion, cultural identity, assimilation, empathy, gorillas that speak sign language—and what it means to be confronted with […]
Barak Benaryeh is a veterinarian and host of the podcast The Vet Off-Leash. His new book, The Vet Will See You Now: What Every Pet Owner Needs to Know (but Doesn’t) is described as “Kitchen Confidential meets All Creatures Great and Small.” If you feel overwhelmed by all the advice and options on pet food, […]
Please join us as we celebrate our award-winning theatre at the third annual NJTea!
David Shlachter is a Tel Aviv- and California-based portrait photographer whose work reveals the human stories behind contemporary Israel. His new book, Hinenu: Israel at Ten Million, combines striking photography with oral history, portraying 100 Israelis–Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and secular, and people of all ages–at the moment Israel’s population reached ten million. Experience Israel […]
Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, bookstore owner, and founder of Zibby Media—one of today’s most dynamic champions of books and writers. In her candid new essay collection, Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot, she reflects with warmth and humor on motherhood, friendship, love, career reinvention, and […]
St. Louis native Danny Meyer is the celebrated restaurateur and entrepreneur behind Union Square Hospitality Group and the founder of Shake Shack. In his new book, What Could Possibly Go Right?, he shares candid stories, hard-earned leadership lessons, and practical tools for building energized teams, enduring cultures, and organizations where people can thrive. Whether you […]
Marc Shaiman is the award-winning composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer behind beloved Broadway shows and films including Hairspray, Smash, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Sister Act, and many more. In his candid and wickedly funny memoir, Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner, he looks back on five decades of […]
