2015 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Opens with Bernanke, Diamant, Ross

ST. PETERS, Mo. - Aug. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival will open this year with three Keynote Conversations:

Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent, takes the stage at 7pm on October 13 to celebrate her newest novel, The Boston Girl.

Ben S. Bernanke, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, makes his only St. Louis appearance on Thursday, October 22 to discuss his forthcoming memoir, The Courage to Act.

Dennis Ross, known for his work in Middle East peace negotiations will speak on Sunday, November 1 at 7pm. His new book is, Doomed to Succeed: The U.S. – Israeli Relationship from Truman to Obama.

“We are honored that Mr. Bernanke included the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival as part of his very limited book tour,” said Scott Berzon, Festival Director. “The complete author line-up came together in a remarkable way so that we know we’ll please our dedicated attendees and attract new audiences, too.”

Additional highlights of the 37^th annual Festival, which runs November 1 – 15, include authors David Gregory (formerly of Meet the Press); the Kellerman Family – Jonathan, Faye and Jesse; Leigh Steinberg, on whose story the feature film Jerry Maguire was based; Naomi Ragen and Judith Viorst.

The popular Women’s Special Event, Sports Night, Missouri’s Own and collaborations with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Saint Louis Ballet will all return, as well as a “politically” themed evening with Brian Abrams, author of, Party Like a President: Tales of Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief from the Oval Office.

All three of the Keynote Conversations and more than 30 additional authors (including all theme nights) can be enjoyed with a Premier Pass for just $85. Tickets are available at stlouisjewishbookfestival.org, at the J’s Box office, or by calling 314-442-3299.

Complete author lineup and schedule will be available soon at stljewishbookfestival.org

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