Hadassah Hosts Pair of Authors at BookFest

Hadassah Greater Atlanta was proud to be a community partner of the Atlanta Jewish Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta and hosted an afternoon interview with two book authors on Monday, Nov. 3. Hadassah women filled the auditorium joined by people from the community to hear John Lemley, GPB Classical host & SiriusXM news anchor, in conversation with authors, Tova Mirvis, author of, “We Would Never,” and Cynthia Weiner, author of, “A Gorgeous Excitement,” to discuss their books.

Mirvis and Weiner discussed how their characters moved and took shape, especially the morally grey characters. They discussed how they turned true crime into a story. Can the reader come to understand what makes the individual characters of a family in the novel mesh? The authors ask the question, “Can the reader come to feel empathy for both the victim and the perpetrator?”

Mirvis is also the author of, “A Visible City,” “The Outside World,” and “The Ladies Auxiliary.” Her essays have appeared in Globe Magazine, the NYT Book Review, Poets and Writers and Good Housekeeping. Weiner is assistant editor of The Writers Studio in New York City. Her story, “Boyfriends,” was awarded a Pushcart Prize.

Terry Nordin, president of Hadassah Greater Atlanta, noted, “Hadassah was thrilled to support the conversation with these two famous, talented, award-winning women authors. We applaud their success and are looking forward to reading more novels written by them.”

Simone Wilker, advocacy chair of Hadassah, expressed delight in saying, “We are excited to highlight successful women writers and their novels. Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is well known for championing women. We focus on empowering women through leadership, education, and advocacy. The Hadassah Medical Organization promotes women’s health and social initiatives that improve women and families both in the United States and in Israel.”

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