Events

2024 Book Festival: Lee Yaron

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

LEE YARON  10/7: 100 Human Stories Wednesday, November 13 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Dr. Marcy Laviage Lee Yaron examines the profound experiences of 100 people whose lives were […]

2024 Book Festival: R. Derek Black

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

R. DEREK BLACK  The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism: A Memoir Thursday, November 14 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Dr. Michelle Fingeret R. Derek Black […]

2024 Book Festival: Larry Tye

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

CLOSING NIGHT  LARRY TYE  The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America  Saturday, November 16 | 7:30 PM In conversation with Vincent Gardner This sweeping portrait […]

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 […]