Events

2024 Book Festival: Marina Gerner

Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX

MARINA GERNER  The Vagina Business Thursday, January 30 | 7:30 PM | Rice University   Presented with Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and the […]

Authors in Conversation: Jill Hasday

Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX

We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality Presented with Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality In collaboration with the Program in Politics, […]

Jewish Book Festival: Hostage by Eli Sharabi

Oshman Gymnasium @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

After 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi emerged from the tunnels of Gaza, a shadow of his former self, and finally made his way home to Israel, only to […]

Jewish Book Festival: Heart of a Stranger by Angela Buchdahl

Oshman Gymnasium @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Born in Seoul to a Korean Buddhist mother and a Jewish American father, Buchdahl was drawn to faith at a young age. The first Asian American ordained as a rabbi, […]

Jewish Book Festival: Local Literati

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Get ready for an inspiring evening with Houston-based authors as they share the stories behind their latest works—followed by an engaging book signing you won’t want to miss! Local Literati […]

Jewish Book Festival: Twice by Mitch Albom

Oshman Gymnasium @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

When a grieving man receives a mysterious phone call from his departed wife, he’s pulled into a haunting journey where love defies time, and second chances may come at a […]

2025 Book Festival Community Read

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Counting Backwards By Jacqueline Friedland Wednesday, November 5 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Barbara Hachenburg Brounes, mediator specializing in civil cases and former trial attorney Told in two alternating […]

Jewish Book Festival: As a Jew by Sarah Hurwitz

Oshman Gymnasium @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

In this powerful and personal exploration, former White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz—author of the critically acclaimed Here All Along—reclaims Jewish identity by confronting centuries of antisemitic myths and cultural erasure. […]