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 Events & Appearances

On a cloudless night, inky dark, with only a rind of a moon above, the Golem and the Jinni went walking together along the Prince Street rooftops.
— The Golem and the Jinni

Dec
11

New York Jewish Book Festival: Robots Get Religion! Panel

Are you coming to the New York Jewish Book Fest at Museum of Jewish Heritage this Sunday? I’ll be there with Judith Shulevitz and Amy Schwartz to talk about golems, intelligent AIs, and whether robots can get religion. Panel at 5:30, signing afterward. See you there! 

Link to festival: https://mjhnyc.org/new-york-jewish-book-festival/

Link to panel: https://mjhnyc.org/robots-get-religion-creative-golems-jewish-robots/

Panel: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Post-panel signing: 6:30-7:00 pm

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Jun
12

One Bay One Book: IN-PERSON Event with Helene Wecker

In this culminating event of the year’s One Bay One Book program, author Helene Wecker will discuss The Hidden Palace and will answer questions from readers and book groups. This event is hosted by the Jewish Community Library and Jewish LearningWorks and will be taking place at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley (1316 University Ave) on June 12 at 11 AM PST.

Register for this IN-PERSON event using the link below.

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May
22

One Bay One Book: VIRTUAL Event with Helene Wecker

In this culminating event of the year’s One Bay One Book program, author Helene Wecker will discuss The Hidden Palace and will answer questions from readers and book groups. This event is hosted by the Jewish Community Library and Jewish LearningWorks and will be taking place on zoom on Sunday, May 22nd at 2 PM PST.

Register for this virtual event using the link below.

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May
10

A Virtual Conversation with Nghi Vo

Join Nghi Vo, author of Siren Queen, and Helene Wecker for a Virtual Event hosted by A Room of One’s Own.

Register for the event by clicking here!

Siren Queen offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page.

Nghi Vo is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain and The Empress of Salt and Fortune, a Locus and Ignyte Award finalist and the winner of the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.

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A Conversation with Helene Wecker at Stanford University
Feb
10

A Conversation with Helene Wecker at Stanford University

Best-selling author Helene Wecker will read from and discuss her historical fantasy series The Golem and the Jinni (2013) and The Hidden Palace (2021).

Co-sponsored with the Department of English at Stanford, the Abassi Program in Islamic Studies at Stanford, the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at Stanford, the Center for Jewish Studies at UC Berkeley, and the Jewish Community Library of San Francisco.

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The BookFest Fall 2021
Oct
23

The BookFest Fall 2021

Mark your calendars for next weekend’s BookFest Fall 2021!

Day one is devoted to readers and will be filled with an array of panel discussions, keynotes, and conversations. Get more details below and using the link to the event HERE: TheBookFest.com

Saturday, October 23rd

3pm PT: “A Conversation with Helene Wecker - Blending Mythology, Romance and Horror”

4pm PT: Live Author Chat with Helene Wecker (and a little surprise!)

So excited to see you all virtually- this event is not one to be missed!

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