Hear & Support Trending Jewish Authors at the 2026 St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Speaker Series

ST. LOUIS - Sept. 2, 2026 - PRLog -- Tickets for the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Speaker Series' spectacular 48th annual season are now on sale! From October 12^th through December, come see and show your support for Jewish writers including Lior Raz (co-creator, screenwriter, and star of Netflix's Fauda), Zibby Owens (TV host, podcaster, author), Danny Meyer (Shake Shack founder, memoirist), and Marc Shaiman (Broadway/film/TV composer & author). The season schedule also includes a dozen other best-selling or up-and-coming authors from around the globe.

You can check out the full lineup and buy your tickets today at STLJewishBookFestival.org. Those who want the full JBF experience can purchase All-Access Passes, which provide entrance to all author programs through May 31st. JBF also offers a discounted season pass for those aged 40 and under, $5 tickets for college students with school IDs, and free entry for children under age 18.

The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Speaker Series is honored to partner with sponsors including: St. Louis Friends of Israel, sponsoring our October 12th event with beloved Israeli actor Lior Raz; CareVet, sponsoring our October 21st event with veterinarian and podcaster Dr. Barak Benaryeh; Shaving Israel, sponsoring our October 26th event with portrait photographer David Shlachter; J Associates, sponsoring our November 1st Women's Night with Zibby Owens; and NORC (the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community), sponsoring our November 5th event with Janice Kaplan.

The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Speaker Series is also proud to partner with Congregation B'nai Amoona, the host of our November 8th event featuring seven-times best-seller Bruce Feiler; the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, the host of our November 10th event featuring Hannah Senesh-biographer Douglas Century; Saul Mirowitz Jewish School, the host of our December 3rd event featuring Judy Blume-biographer Mark Oppenheimer; and St. Louis County Library, the host of our December 17th event featuring our 2026 Gale "Jewish Lives" Series author Merryl Goldberg.

Check out the full lineup and buy your tickets today at https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/st-louis-jewish-book-festiv....

Most events will take place at the Jewish Community Center in Creve Coeur, with select programs hosted at partner venues throughout the city. See lineup below for details.