Best Selling Author Jonathan Papernick To Discuss Psychological Thriller “The Book of Stone"

BOCA RATON, Fla. - April 30, 2015 - PRLog -- The Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement (http://levisjcc.org/culture/books_films/) and Temple Beth El Brotherhood have joined together to bring bestselling author Jonathan Papernick to Boca Raton to discuss his new book, “The Book of Stone: A Novel.” Papernick’s book, a psychological thriller set in pre-9/11 Brooklyn, tells the story of when a family’s dark history and an estranged son’s attempt to find meaning and purpose converge. Papernick’s visit to the JCC is part of a nationwide book tour featuring stops in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, and Canada.

When: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

Where: Levis JCC Sandler Center, 21050 95^th Avenue South, Boca Raton, Florida

Details: Refreshments will be served. Tickets and more information are available at http://levisjcc.org/culture/books_films/ or by calling 561-558-2512. Cost is $25 for General Admission and $20 for Levis JCC A&L Gold and Platinum members and Temple Beth El members.

About The Book of Stone
The Book of Stone (publication date: May 12, 2015) is an arresting psychological thriller set in pre-9/11 Brooklyn. As an estranged son attempts to find meaning and purpose to his life, his family’s dark history is peeled back, layer by layer, against the backdrop of religious extremism. Protagonist Matthew Stone is a young man adrift, faithless, and alone. Upon his father’s death, he’s faced with a troubling legacy: his grandfather was a gangster and his father, who was constantly disappointed in and critical of his only son, was a disgraced judge. For comfort, Matthew turns to his father’s beloved books, which lead him to a group of religious extremists. As he becomes ensnared in this dangerous world, the FBI seeks his assistance in foiling the group’s violent plot. Caught in the crossfires of these powerful forces, haunted by losses past and present, and desperate for redemption, Matthew charts a course of increasing peril—for himself and for everyone around him.

Papernick worked as a journalist in Israel during the mid-1990s in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In the novel, he explores questions about faith and what incites a person to resort to terrorism – issues he grappled with while living and reporting at an epicenter of violence and terror. Provocative, surprising, and compulsively readable, The Book of Stone reveals the ambiguities of “good” and “evil” and will put Jonathan Papernick on the literary map. Learn more at www.jonpapernick.com.

About Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement
The Arts, Culture and Learning department of the Levis JCC’s Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement provides high quality and enriching programs in the areas of literary arts, visual arts, theatrical performances, intellectual and stimulating lectures and courses, film screenings and discussions, social support groups, group traveling, and social activities for adults 55 and over. Learn more at www.levisjcc.org.

About the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
The Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center promotes and enhances Jewish culture, heritage and values through educational, spiritual, social, wellness and recreational programs for individuals of all ages.  With a preschool, summer camp, family activities, athletics, cultural arts, adult enrichment and special needs programming, as well as a thrift shop for bargain hunters, the Levis JCC offers something for everyone. Learn more at www.levisjcc.org.