Join us for a Zoom meeting with Author Jean Meltzer

Join APL to celebrate the lighter side of literature.

Take an escape with a romance and get to know Jean Meltzer, author of "The Matzah Ball", who will join us for a Zoom discussion of her book.

Book Description:

Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she's hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach. But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration suddenly runs dry. Hanukkah's not magical. It's not merry. It's not Christmas. Desperate not to lose her contract, Rachel's determined to find her muse at the Matzah Ball, a Jewish music celebration on the last night of Hanukkah, even if it means working with her summer camp archenemy, Jacob Greenberg. Though Rachel and Jacob haven't seen each other since they were kids, their grudge still glows brighter than a menorah. But as they spend more time together, Rachel finds herself drawn to Hanukkah, and Jacob, in a way she never expected. Maybe this holiday of lights will be the spark she needed to set her heart ablaze.

New members are always welcome. You don't have to read the book to join, but it is encouraged.

Instructions to join the Zoom meeting will be emailed to all registrants.

We are reading:

• Nov. 10: "Seducing His Secret Wife" by Robin Covington
• Dec. 7: "The Matzah Ball" by Jean Meltzer
• Jan. 12: "Duke, Actually" by Jenny Holiday
• Feb. 9: "The Donut Trap" by Julie Tieu
• Mar. 9: "The Fastest Way to Fall" by Denise Williams
• Apr. 13: "Donut Fall in Love" by Jackie Lau

• Location campus
• Audience:
  • Events for Adults
  • Good for Adults Age 55+
• Categories:
  • Author Talk
  • Book Club