Scribblers on the Roof: Ruth Franklin, The Many Lives of Anne Frank

Join us to hear renowned writers read from and discuss their recent work on the Ansche Chesed roof. Beverages, snacks and books are available for purchase. If it rains, come anyway. We have a perfect indoor space.

New this year!

• New start time: Schmooze and wine, 7 p.m. Program: 7:15 p.m.
• Book sales in advance. Order your books before the event through our Scribblers Bookshop.org page.
• Season pass: $50 — Register here. The first ten people to sign up will get autographed copies of any book they choose. (Regular admission: $10 suggested donation per event, cash or card accepted.)

See our full Scribblers lineup and learn more about our authors.

This Week:

Ruth Franklin

The Many Lives of Anne Frank

RUTH FRANKLIN on The Many Lives of Anne Frank, part biography, part study of the Anne Frank  phenomenon. “Franklin has done a wonderful thing here” (The Wall Street Journal). Franklin’s Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (2016) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography and her A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction (2011) was a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. 

In conversation with Judith Shulevitz.