Sept. 10<\/a>.<\/p>\nHighlights <\/p>\n
Festival Prologue, Oct. 11 \u2013 Eli Sharabi, survivor of 491 days in Hamas captivity, will discuss his memoir, \u201cHostage,\u201d recounting his abduction during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.<\/p>\n
Opening Night, Oct. 22 \u2013 John Grisham kicks off the festival with his new legal thriller, \u201cThe Widow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Closing Night, Nov. 16 \u2013 CNN\u2019s Dr. Sanjay Gupta presents his new book, \u201cIt Doesn\u2019t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Featured authors <\/p>\n
Daniel Kehlmann, Nov. 4 \u2013 \u201cThe Director,\u201d a novel on art, propaganda, and complicity under Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n
Sarah Hurwitz, Nov. 5 \u2013 \u201cAs a Jew,\u201da personal reflection on reclaiming Jewish identity in an age of antisemitism.<\/p>\n
Dorie Greenspan, Nov. 7 \u2013 \u201cDorie\u2019s Anytime Cakes,\u201d The James Beard Award-winning author presents a collection of simple and memorable desserts.<\/p>\n
Yossi Cohen, Nov. 8 \u2013 \u201cThe Sword of Freedom,\u201d the former Mossad chief provides insight on Israel\u2019s defense strategies and the inside story of the Abraham Accords.<\/p>\n
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Nov. 9 \u2013 \u201cThe Heart of a Stranger,\u201d a memoir of faith, identity, and belonging from the first Asian American rabbi.<\/p>\n
Alton Brown, Nov. 10 \u2013 \u201cFood for Thought,\u201d an essay collection blending food, culture, and behind-the-scenes stories.<\/p>\n
Georgia Hunter, Nov. 12 \u2013 \u201cOne Good Thing,\u201d a WWII-era story of friendship and survival.<\/p>\n
Jake Cohen, Nov. 12 \u2013 \u201cDinner Party Animal,\u201d a playful cookbook on turning everyday meals into celebrations.<\/p>\n
Niki Russ Federman & Josh Russ Tupper, Nov. 14 \u2013 \u201cRuss & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing,\u201d chronicling the legacy of the iconic New York eatery.<\/p>\n
For the full lineup, ticket information, and program details, visit the MJCCA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\tRELATED POSTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has released its full lineup for this year\u2019s book festival.\u00a0 The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[80387,223,88,80388,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-126060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-book-festival","9":"tag-books","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-mjcca","12":"tag-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}