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Author Events for 2023 and Beyond

The Under One Tent program year has enjoyed great author events. Our August through December 2023 book talk line-up is very exciting, with authors represented from different genres, e.g., novels, non-fiction, cookbooks. 

 

These book talks are sponsored by the Contra Costa JCC and Congregation B’nai Shalom in partnership with the Jewish Book Council. Co-sponsors:  Diablo Valley Hadassah and Congregation B’nai Tikvah.


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Upcoming Author Events

  • PREP+RALLY
    PREP+RALLY
    PREP+RALLY
    Time is TBD
    Online via Zoom
    Time is TBD
    Online via Zoom
    Time is TBD
    Online via Zoom
    Chef and Food Media Personality Dini Klein Preps and Rallies.

Past Events

  • 50 Children Book Talk
    50 Children Book Talk
    50 Children Book Talk
    Mon, Jun 24
    Online via Zoom
    Jun 24, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Jun 24, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Steven Pressman
  • IDENTICALITY
    IDENTICALITY
    IDENTICALITY
    Mon, May 20
    Online via Zoom
    May 20, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    May 20, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Jay L. Koppelman
  • LEONARD COHEN: UNTOLD STORIES
    LEONARD COHEN: UNTOLD STORIES
    LEONARD COHEN: UNTOLD STORIES
    Tue, Apr 09
    Online via Zoom
    Apr 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Apr 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Author Event with Michael Posner
  • THE COST OF FREE LAND
    THE COST OF FREE LAND
    THE COST OF FREE LAND
    Tue, Mar 05
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 05, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 05, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Rebecca Clarren
  • BEYOND THE SYNAGOGUE: JEWISH NOSTALGIA AS RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
    BEYOND THE SYNAGOGUE: JEWISH NOSTALGIA AS RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
    BEYOND THE SYNAGOGUE: JEWISH NOSTALGIA AS RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
    Mon, Mar 04
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Mar 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author event with Rachel B. Gross.
  • BETTY FRIEDAN: MAGNIFICIENT DISRUPTER
    BETTY FRIEDAN: MAGNIFICIENT DISRUPTER
    BETTY FRIEDAN: MAGNIFICIENT DISRUPTER
    Thu, Feb 08
    Online via Zoom
    Feb 08, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Feb 08, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Author Event with Rachel Shteir
  • THE ACADEMY OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS
    THE ACADEMY OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS
    THE ACADEMY OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS
    Mon, Jan 22
    Online via Zoom
    Jan 22, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Jan 22, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Alexander Troy
  • THE AUTUMN GHOST
    THE AUTUMN GHOST
    THE AUTUMN GHOST
    Tue, Dec 19
    Online via Zoom
    Dec 19, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Dec 19, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Prof. Hannah Wunsch
  • HOTEL CUBA: A NOVEL
    HOTEL CUBA: A NOVEL
    HOTEL CUBA: A NOVEL
    Thu, Nov 30
    Online via Zoom
    Nov 30, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Nov 30, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Author Aaron Hamburger
  • THE POSSIBILITIES: A NOVEL
    THE POSSIBILITIES: A NOVEL
    THE POSSIBILITIES: A NOVEL
    Tue, Nov 07
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom
    Nov 07, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Nov 07, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Book Talk with Author Yael Goldstein-Love
  • JUDAISM DISRUPTED
    JUDAISM DISRUPTED
    JUDAISM DISRUPTED
    Sun, Nov 05
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom
    Nov 05, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Nov 05, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
    Cong. B'nai Shalom & on Zoom, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Book Talk with Co-Author of the Best-Selling "Jewish Catalogue" Series Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
  • MAPPING THE DARKNESS
    MAPPING THE DARKNESS
    MAPPING THE DARKNESS
    Sun, Oct 15
    Online via Zoom
    Oct 15, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Oct 15, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Award-Winning Journalist Kenneth Miller
  • GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (IN-PERSON)
    GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (IN-PERSON)
    GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (IN-PERSON)
    Tue, Sep 12
    Cong. Beth Emek
    Sep 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Cong. Beth Emek , 3400 Nevada Ct, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
    Sep 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Cong. Beth Emek , 3400 Nevada Ct, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
    Sponsor: Cong. Beth Emek. Co-sponsor: Contra Costa JCC
  • GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (ONLINE)
    GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (ONLINE)
    GROWING UP BELOW SEA LEVEL: A KIBBUTZ CHILDHOOD (ONLINE)
    Tue, Sep 12
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Sponsor: Cong. Beth Emek. Co-sponsor: Contra Costa JCC
  • EIGHTEEN DAYS IN OCTOBER
    EIGHTEEN DAYS IN OCTOBER
    EIGHTEEN DAYS IN OCTOBER
    Tue, Sep 12
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 12, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 12, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Author Uri Kaufman
  • LOYALTY
    LOYALTY
    LOYALTY
    Thu, Aug 31
    Online via Zoom
    Aug 31, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Aug 31, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Book Talk with Best-Selling Author Lisa Scottoline
  • ZIEGLITZ'S BLESSING (Rescheduled)
    ZIEGLITZ'S BLESSING (Rescheduled)
    ZIEGLITZ'S BLESSING (Rescheduled)
    Sun, Jun 25
    Cong. B'nai Shalom Social Hall
    Jun 25, 2023, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Cong. B'nai Shalom Social Hall, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Jun 25, 2023, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Cong. B'nai Shalom Social Hall, 74 Eckley Ln, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
    Join Michael Goldberg for an enthralling conversation on his newest book!
  • FIGHTING BACK
    FIGHTING BACK
    FIGHTING BACK
    Thu, Jun 15
    Online via Zoom
    Jun 15, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Jun 15, 2023, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Online via Zoom
    Authors Craig and Jeffrey Weiss. Sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and Jewish Book Council in partnership with Diablo Valley Hadassah.
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