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Author Breakfast Series

JODI & ROBERT ROSENTHAL AUTHOR BREAKFAST + BOOK SIGNING SERIES

Hear from best-selling authors in an intimate setting as they discuss their latest novel and answer your questions. Programs offered in-person will also be available via livestream.

All sponsors and their guests will receive guaranteed preferred in-person seating, with open table seating available for all other registrants.

When registering, an email address is required for all guests attending.

If you have questions for the author, please submit them to Elyse Ingber,
Please note, refunds will not be given for any missed program

 

Elyse Ingber

Director of Literary Arts

(516) 484-1545 x144

Keeping members educated and entertained is a top priority at SJJCC! Leading this creative charge is Elyse Ingber, the Edward & Bernice Wenger Center for the Arts Director of Literary…

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FALL SERIES

SIX DAYS IN BOMBAY BY ALKA JOSHI
Inspired by the life of the real-life Hungarian Jewish-Indian painter of the 1930s, Amrita Sher-Gil, New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist crafts a richly layered tale of identity, desire, and the search for belonging. Her newest novel takes readers on a journey from Bombay across Europe to uncover the truth behind a famous painter’s mysterious death.
Thursday, November 13, 10:30am
$65 per person
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SUCH GOOD PEOPLE BY AMY BLUMENFELD
Blumenfeld, a Roslyn resident, weaves the past and present together in this heartfelt novel, while also examining the bonds of family and friendship.
Thursday, December 4, 10:30am
$65 per person
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SPRING SERIES

Series of 2:  $110 members/ $120 nonmembers

FAGIN THE THIEF BY ALLISON EPSTEIN
A reimagining of the world created by Charles Dickens, seen through the eyes of Jacob Fagin—Victorian literature’s notorious villain.
Thursday, March 26, 10:30am
$65 per person
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TYPEWRITER BEACH BY MEG WAITE CLAYTON
An unforgettable historical novel told across dual timelines, centered on the unlikely friendship between a screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s next star.
Thursday, May 7, 10:30am
$65 per person
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Events

Author Breakfast: The Art Spy by Michelle Young

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

Thu, Mar 26, 2026

10:30am - 12:00pm

Author Breakfast: Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton

Thu, May 07, 2026

10:30am - 12:00pm