This is a series of intimate conversations with award winning authors, featuring books that offer a deeper dive into subjects central to the work of JFCS: basic needs, community connection, aging with dignity, and empowering children.

Wednesday, February 24, 7:30pm

Anita Abriel, Lana’s War: A Novel – A riveting story of a young woman recruited to spy for the French resistance during World War II.

 Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm

Ronald H. Balson, Eli’s Promise – Masterful historical fiction that spans Nazi-occupied Poland, postwar Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War.

 Tuesday, May 4, 7pm

Madeline Levine, Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World – A guide to changing today’s parenting techniques and educational system to ensure lasting health and happiness for our children.

$36 individual author event only. 

$45 individual author event + book (pickup at Main Point Books, www.mainpointbooks.com).

$48 individual author event + book shipped to your home. 

Proceeds support the critical work of JFCS.