Books & Biscotti
Temple Emanu-El's Popular Book Review Program
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Our 2024-25 Winter-Spring lineup of reviews is here!
Thursdays at 1:00 pm Eastern
Get ready with these great reads!
Questions? Contact Carli Portman or Lisa Freed - carli@templeemanuel.ca or click here to email Lisa.
All online reviews are free for Temple Emanu-El members and $15 for guests.
See exceptions below for in-person programs.
Upcoming Reviews
2025
June 12, 2025 (In-Person* or Online) - Elaine Newton will review Absolution by Alice McDermott.
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*$15 pre-registration or $20 cash at the door (no pre-registration available if paying cash at the door)
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Past Reviews
2025
May 8, 2025 (In-Person* or Online) - Cathy Tile reviewed The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.
April 24, 2025 (Online only) - *rescheduled from January 16, 2025* Tina Urman reviewed All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.
April 3, 2025 (Online only) - Dr. Janna Nadler reviewed The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez.
March 6, 2025 (Online only) - Tina Urman reviewed Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro and referred to Dani's memoir, Inheritance.
2024
December 12, 2024 (Online only) - Dr. Janna Nadler reviewed Fervor: A Novel by Toby Lloyd.
November 7, 2024 (Online only) - Elaine Newton reviewed The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
September 12, 2024 (In-Person* or Online) - Cathy Tile reviewed The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng.
June 6, 2024 (In-Person* or Online) - Tina Urman reviewed Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
May 9, 2024 (In-Person* or Online) - Cathy Tile reviewed The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
April 18, 2024 - *Special Event* - Back by popular demand! (Online only)
AuthorTalk - Dr. Janna Nadler in conversation with Amanda Peters, author of the novel, The Berry Pickers
March 7, 2024 (Online only) - Elaine Newton reviewed Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
January 18, 2024 (Online only) - Tina Urman reviewed Horse: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
2023
December 14, 2023 (Online only) - Dr. Janna Nadler reviewed Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
November 9, 2023 (In-Person* or Online) - Cathy Tile reviewed The Postcard by Anne Berest
October 12, 2023 (In-Person* or Online) - Elaine Newton reviewed Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
August 17, 2023 (Online only) - Elaine Newton reviewed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
May 25, 2023 - Cathy Tile reviewed The Latecomer: A Novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz.
April 27, 2023 - Tina Urman reviewed The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.
March 30, 2023 - *Special Event*
AuthorTalk with Dr. Janna Nadler and Dawn Promislow, author of the novel, Wan.
January 12, 2023 - Cathy Tile reviewed The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.
2022
December 15 - Tina Urman reviewed What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad.
November 10 - Elaine Newton reviewed Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.
October 20 - Cathy Tile reviewed The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris.
August 25 - Elaine Newton reviewed The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.
July 7 - *Movie* Review! Elaine Newton reviewed The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion.
June 2 - Cathy Tile reviewed The Magician by Colm Tóibín
May 12 - *Movie* Review! Elaine Newton reviewed Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh.
March 31 - Dr. Harriet Morris reviewed The Diary of Anne Frank
February 17 - Tina Urman reviewed A Burning by Megha Majumdar
January 13 - Cathy Tile reviewed The Convert by Stefan Hermans
2021
December 9 - Dr. Janna Nadler reviewed Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
November 4 - Elaine Newton reviewed The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
October 7 - Cathy Tile reviewed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
August 19 - Elaine Newton reviewed Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
