Events take place at the Jewish Community Association of Austin Hall (7300 Hart, Dell Jewish Campus) unless otherwise noted. For more information or to buy tickets, see www.jcaaonline.org/bookfair, or call 866/468-7621 or 735-8076.
*Highly recommended event
**Recent coverage on the author’s work can be found at austinchronicle.com.
Thursday, Nov. 2
7:30pm Opening night: Elie Wiesel (sold out)
Saturday, Nov. 4
8:30pm Saturday Night Live* with Jewtopia authors Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson
$12/$10 students, seniors, JCAA members
Sunday, Nov. 5
10:30am Bagels and Books*: Marshall Karp (The Rabbit Factory) and David Margolick (Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a World on the Brink)
free
6pm
A Book With a View*: Michelle Goldberg** (Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism)
free
7:30pm
Israeli Book Club Event: David Brog (Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State)
free
Monday, Nov. 6
7:30pm A Night of Current Events: George Friedman (America’s Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between America and Its Enemies)
free
Wednesday, Nov. 8
7:30pm Life Lessons: Rabbi Irwin Kula (Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life)
free
Thursday, Nov. 9
11am Book Lover’s Luncheon*: Elinor Lipman (My Latest Grievance) and Merrill Markoe (Walking in Circles Before Lying Down)
$22/$18 students, seniors, JCAA members
7:30pm
Austin Local Authors Night*: Robin Chotzinoff (Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew), Josh Frank** (Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies), Trevor Romain** (The Other Side of the Invisible Fence)
$7/$5 students, seniors, JCAA members
Nov. 11
$12/$10 students, seniors, JCAA members
Nov. 12
10am Kids’ Day: Ellen Sabin (The Hero Book)
$2
7:30pm
Lawrence Kushner (Kabbalah: A Love Story): A Night to Love
free
Also this week …
Those interested in applying for the truly awe-inspiring Dobie Paisano Fellowship might like to know that the deadline for the 2007-08 version – which, like always, includes a six-month stay at a sprawling ranch and a $2,000 monthly stipend – is Jan. 26, 2007. Applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements: be a native Texan, have lived in Texas for at least three years, or have published writing that has a Texas subject. Visit www.utexas.edu/ogs/Paisano or e-mail Audrey Slate, director, at aslate@mail.utexas.edu for more information.
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride: The 15th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest. The deadline is Dec. 15. See ad below for the official rules and regs – there are so many it will make your head spin – or visit austinchronicle.com/shortstory.
This article appears in November 3 • 2006.