Book Review: ‘The Half Known Life,’ by Pico Iyer
In “The Half Known Life,” Pico Iyer journeys around the globe to study conceptions of the world beyond.
Book Review: ‘The Half Known Life,’ by Pico Iyer
In “The Half Known Life,” Pico Iyer journeys around the globe to study conceptions of the world beyond.
Book Review: ‘The Riders Come Out at Night,’ by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham
“The Riders Come Out at Night,” by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, is a case study of corruption and reform within a single police department — with implications for all of us.
Book Review: ‘The Riders Come Out at Night,’ by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham
“The Riders Come Out at Night,” by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, is a case study of corruption and reform within a single police department — with implications for all of us.
Pico Iyer's 'The Half Known Life' upends the conventional travel genre
After years of traversing the globe as the Dalai Lama's biographer and observing how people struggle in searching for meaning, Iyer wonders what kind of paradise can be found in our fractious world.
(Image credit: Riverhead Books)
Book Review: ‘Flora Macdonald,’ by Flora Fraser
Since her daring mission in 1746, Flora Macdonald has lived on in myth. A new biography by Flora Fraser attempts to sort fact from fiction.
Book Review: ‘Flora Macdonald,’ by Flora Fraser
Since her daring mission in 1746, Flora Macdonald has lived on in myth. A new biography by Flora Fraser attempts to sort fact from fiction.
Book Review: ‘The Deluge,’ by Stephen Markley
As catastrophe approaches, Stephen Markley’s “The Deluge” considers its many facets.
Book Review: ‘The Deluge,’ by Stephen Markley
As catastrophe approaches, Stephen Markley’s “The Deluge” considers its many facets.
Book Review: ‘Ghost Season,’ by Fatin Abbas
“Ghost Season,” by Fatin Abbas, follows five characters in a border town surrounded by conflict.
Book Review: ‘Ghost Season,’ by Fatin Abbas
“Ghost Season,” by Fatin Abbas, follows five characters in a border town surrounded by conflict.
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $28.1 Million in Grants
The first round of funding for the year will support 204 projects across the country.
Top Takeaways from Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Memoir
The much-anticipated book offers few revelations, in the wake of leaks and high-profile interviews, but it tucks familiar incidents into a broader narrative.
Pre-K Club and Craft
Open to ages 3-5. Registration required. This interactive story hour, which includes a grab & go craft,
will surely delight the kids. Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect. We ask that guardians please remain present with children during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
will surely delight the kids. Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect. We ask that guardians please remain present with children during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Know Your Numbers with the JFS Wellness Network
Open to adults. Registration required.Join the Jewish Family Service Wellness Network and explore the health-related ABC’s: A1C, Blood pressure, and Cholesterol.
Learn the value of health indicators and how lifestyle habits affect them. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Learn the value of health indicators and how lifestyle habits affect them. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Preschool Storytime
Open to ages 2-4. Registration required. The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce new vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.We ask that guardians please remain present with children under age 9 during the event.
Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.We ask that guardians please remain present with children under age 9 during the event.
Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84
A Serbian-born American, he left the impression in his verse that he had “poked a hole into everyday life to reveal a glimpse of something endless.”
Naomi Replansky, Poet of Hopeful Struggle, Dies at 104
Her verse examined social history through individual lives, including her own, in which she later found love. Yet for all the admiration she inspired, she was unheralded.
Jean Paré, Best-Selling ‘Everyday’ Cookbook Author, Dies at 95
With easy-to-follow recipes developed in her native Canada, she became one of the world’s top cookbook authors, publishing more than 30 million copies.
Has Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Changed Public Opinion of Him?
Even in the United States, which has a high tolerance for redemptive stories about overcoming trauma and family dysfunction, the tide seems to be turning.
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