Events 2025-2026

Join me virtually or in person! (Updated 10/31/25)

Hi! I would love to see you! Please spread the word if you have book-loving friends. All my events are below!

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In addition to my own events, Zibby’s Bookshop offers author conversation events multiple times per week, the authors we publish through Zibby Publishing are on the road doing their own events, and we have additional On Being Jewish Now events. Don’t miss out! Subscribe to our newsletters here and follow us on Eventbrite here.

ALL EVENTS

Boca Raton, FL. Tuesday, November 4th from 9 am - 2 pm. Adolph & Rose Levis JCC Spero Family 34th Annual Book & Author Luncheon at Boca West Country Club with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Jacqueline Friedland, and Alyson Richman. Tickets here.

New Haven, CT. Wednesday, November 5th, 12:30 pm - 2 pm: “Holding Space: Connecting Through Stories in Divided Times.” Yale Schwarzman Center: Schwarzman Sessions. Tickets here.

New Haven, CT. Wednesday, November 5th, 4 pm - 6:30 pm: “Life of an Author” with Alison Pataki. Yale Schwarzman Center. Tickets here.

NYC. Tuesday, November 11th at 12 pm: Live podcast with Donna Freitas, Her Only Regret, at Zibby’s Bookshop Minnie Rose pop-up. Link here.

NYC. Wednesday, November 12th from 5 pm - 6 pm. Meet ‘N Greet party with Lihi Lapid, I Wanted to Be Wonderful, at Minnie Rose, a special Zibby’s Book Club in-person event open to everyone with music by Ada Pasternak. RSVP here.

NYC and virtual. Wednesday, November 12th at 11:30 am. Temple Emanu-el Streicker Center. On Motherhood with Lihi Lapid, I Wanted to Be Wonderful, and Jill Kargman, actress, author, creator of Bravo’s “Odd Mom Out.” Tickets here.

Milwaukee, WI. Thursday, November 13th at 5:30 pm. Milwaukee Jewish Federation Third Annual Valor event, the signature event in Jewish Women’s Philanthropy, at Hilton City Center. Tickets here.

Virtual. Monday, November 17th at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club Author Q&A with Lihi Lapid, I Wanted To Be Wonderful. RSVP here.

NYC. Wednesday, November 19th at 11:30 am ET: Live podcast with Alyssa Sheinmel, Such Sheltered Lives at Zibby’s Bookshop pop-up at Minnie Rose, 1019 Lexington Ave. RSVP here.

Miami, FL. Saturday, November 22nd: Miami Book Fair. Moderating three panels at 11 am (Hannah Orenstein, Rochelle Weinstein, Lauren Grodstein), 2 pm (Renee Adhieh, Emily Everett, and Kitty Zeldis) and 4:30 pm ET (Jessica Soffer, Ariel Sullivan, Emma Knight). Info here.

Virtual. Sunday, November 30th. Book club discussion with Temple Sinai, Toronto, Canada, with Rabbi Shaner. Link here.

NYC. Wednesday, December 3rd at 5:30 pm. Cocktails and conversation with Julie Doar, The Gallagher Place, at Biblioteque. Tickets here.

Virtual. Wednesday, December 3rd at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club Q&A with Susan Orlean, Joyride: A Memoir. RSVP here.

NYC. Thursday, December 4th at 9 am ET: Live podcast with Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose at Zibby’s Bookshop pop-up at Minnie Rose, 1019 Lexington Ave. RSVP here.

Santa Monica, CA. Friday, December 6th from 4 pm - 9 pm. I’ll be at Zibby’s Bookshop for the annual Montana Avenue Holiday Walk. Come by!

NYC. Tuesday, December 9th at 5:00 pm: Live podcast with Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman, Ten Thousand Light Years from Today, at Zibby’s Bookshop x Minnie Rose. Tickets here.

NYC. Wednesday, December 10th from 5 pm, then 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Live podcast with Russ & Daughters: A Cookbook co-authors Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, followed by a holiday shopping party and celebration at the pop-up with custom curation, black & white cookies, cocktails and more!

NYC. Thursday, December 11th 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Bloomingdales and Zibby Media are hosting an event at Bloomingdales with a live podcast with Kristina O’Neill and Laura Brown, All the Cool Girls Get Fired with Child Mind Institute. Sign-up to come.

NYC. Friday, December 12th at noon ET: Marisa Kashino, Best Offer Wins, at Zibby’s Bookshop Pop-up at Minnie Rose.

Washington, DC. Sunday, December 14th from 12 pm - 5 pm and Monday, December 15th from 9 am - 2 pm: Jewish Women International’s Women’s Women to Watch Honoree! Please come! Tickets here.

2026

NYC. Tuesday, January 6th at 12 pm: Jennifer Niven, Meet the Newmans: A Novel live podcast at the Zibby’s Bookshop Minnie Rose pop-up. Link here.

Virtual. Sunday, January 11th at 7 pm ET: Rodef Sholom Virtual Event with Julie Fingersh, Amy Blumenfeld, Jackie Friedland, Rachel Levy Lesser and Dara Levan. Link to come.

NYC. Wednesday, January 14th from 11 am - 12:30 pm: Core Club event. Author to be announced.

Virtual. Wednesday, January 14th at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Book club with JCC of Greater Charlotte.

NYC. Thursday, January 15th at 11:30 am: Minnie Rose Zibby’s Bookshop pop-up event with Emma Tourtelot. Tickets here.

NYC. Tuesday, January 20th from 10 am - 3 pm. Totally Booked: Live at the Whitby. Six live podcasts! Info to come.

Virtual. Wednesday, January 21st at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club Q&A with Belle Burden, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. RSVP here.

Houston, TX. Thursday, January 22nd from 11 am - 2:30 pm. Jewish Federation of Houston annual luncheon speaker with Wendy Sachs and Tessa Veksler. Sign up to come.

NYC. Monday, January 26th at 7:30 pm. 92NY Connective Lives series hosted by Allison Gilbert with Rebecca Minkoff, Jenny Mollen, and Rabbi Steve Leder. Link here.

Palm Beach, FL. January 30th - February 1st: Zibby’s Palm Beach Retreat with Jenna Blum, Marie Benedict, Miranda Cowley Heller, Julie Doar, Audrey Ingram, Favorite Book Club’s Sophia Stallone, People Magazine’s Lizz Schumer, and others! Tickets here.

NYC. Wednesday, February 11th from 11 am - 12:30 pm: Core Club event. Author to be announced.

NYC. Tuesday, February 24th from 11:30 pm - 1:30 pm. Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. In conversation live podcast with Anna Quindlen about her upcoming novel, More Than Enough! Sign up to come.

Virtual. Tuesday, February 24th at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club Q&A with Allegra Goodman, This Is Not About Us. RSVP here.

NYC. Sunday, March 1st: Totally Booked: Live at the Whitby Hotel. Six live podcasts. Info to come.

Palm Beach, FL. Tuesday, March 10th at 10 am - 12 pm. Distinguished Author Series: “Resilience, Reinvented” with Annabelle Gurwitch at the Mandel JCC Palm Beach. Tickets here.

New Orleans, LA. Thursday, March 12th at 12 pm: New Orleans JCC event about On Being Jewish Now.

New Orleans, LA. Friday, March 13th: Panelist at the New Orleans Book Festival.

Virtual. Tuesday, March 17th at 5 pm ET: “The Braid” performance kick-off Zoom with Ronda Spinak.

Virtual. Wednesday, March 18th at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club meeting.

Santa Monica, CA. Sunday, March 22nd at 10 am PT. “The Braid” On Being Jewish Now kick off event at Zibby’s Bookshop.

Torrance, CA. Sunday, March 22nd at 7 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at Liz’s Art Warehouse with talkback.

Manhattan Beach, CA. Monday, March 23rd at 7 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at Congregation Tikvat Jacobwith talkback.

Santa Monica, CA. Tuesday, March 24th at 10 am (final time being confirmed). Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Winter Pritzker event.

Santa Monica, CA. Tuesday, March 24th at 7:30 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at their event space with talkback.

Encino, CA. Wednesday, March 25th at 7:30 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at Valley Beth Shalom with talkback.

Calabasas, CA. Thursday, March 26th at 7:30 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at Congregation Or Ami with talkback.

Los Ángeles, CA. Sunday, March 29th at 4 pm PT. “The Braid” performance of On Being Jewish Now at Wilshire Blvd Temple, Resnick Campus with talkback.

Virtual. Wednesday, April 15th at 7 pm ET: Zibby’s Book Club meeting.

Lisbon, Portugal. Thursday, April 23rd - Tuesday, April 28th: Zibby’s Portugal Retreat. Optional add-on to Madrid until May 2nd! Organized by John Schors Travel. Book here.

Stamford, CT. Thursday, May 7th at 6 pm. United Jewish Federation of Stamford event with me. Details to come!

Virtual. Wednesday, May 13th at 7 pm ET. Zibby’s Book Club.

More to come!