2017 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Schedule
Published October 25, 2017
Editor’s Note: Unless otherwise noted, events take place at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. Visit stljewishbookfestival.org or call 314-442-3299 to verify author event details.
MORE INFORMATION
Order tickets online, see full schedule and updates and find out about other author events scheduled during the year: stljewishbookfestival.org
How much: Ticket prices for individual festival events range from free to $45; attendees can purchase a premier pass for $99, providing access to all festival events.
Ticket hotline: 314-442-3299
Sunday, Nov. 5
7 p.m.: Keynote Conversation with former Sen. Barbara Boxer
Monday, Nov. 6
10:30 a.m.: Missouri’s Own panel with authors Leonard Adreon, Joel Goldstein and Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman
1 p.m.: Laurie Gelman (the originally scheduled event with Ellen Stern was canceled)
7 p.m.: Sports Night with authors Ron Kaplan, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
Tuesday, Nov. 7
10:30 a.m.: Lisa Smartt
1 p.m.: Adam Piore
7 p.m.: Comedy Night with Sarge
Wednesday, Nov. 8
1 p.m.: Alexandra Silber
6:30 p.m.: Special Women’s Event with Leslie Bennetts. (reception and fashion show at 6:30, and author at 7:30). RSVP required by Nov. 1.
Thursday, Nov. 9
10:30 a.m.: Steven J. Ross
1 p.m.: Sidney Blumenthal
7 p.m.: Kristallnacht program with Dina Gold
Friday, Nov. 10
10:30 a.m.: Yael Shy
1 p.m.: Peter Gethers
Saturday, Nov. 11
7 p.m.: TV Time with Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz
Sunday, Nov. 12
7 p.m.: Jewish Justices with David G. Dalin
Monday, Nov. 13
10:30 a.m.: Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat
1 p.m.: Michael Bar-Zohar
7 p.m.: Michael Roizen
Tuesday, Nov. 14
10:30 a.m.: Sherry Amatenstein
1p.m.: Howard Markel
Wednesday, Nov. 15
10:30 a.m.: Ellen Umansky
1 p.m.: Marilyn S. Rothstein
7 p.m.: Martin Fletcher
Thursday, Nov. 16
1 p.m.: Jason Fagone
7 p.m.: Mel Goodman
Friday, Nov. 17
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Game Day: Mah jongg, Bridge, Scrabble and other games.
Saturday, Nov. 18
7 p.m.: Jeff Rossen
Sunday, Nov. 19
1:30 p.m.: St. Louis Ballet program at the Touhill Performing Arts Center’s Lee Theater
