The author is pictured here with (left to right) Elana MacGilpin, Eliane Freund, Judy Marks, Michalee Merritt, Roxanna Booth Miller and Becky Azia.

New York Time bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow talked about his books “The Girls From Ames” and “The Last Lecture” at the Nov. 4 opening night of the Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival.

The author is pictured here with (left to right) Elana MacGilpin, Eliane Freund, Judy Marks, Michalee Merritt, Roxanna Booth Miller and Becky Azia. The Jewish Book Festival continues with the Great Children’s Read on Sunday, Nov. 21 at the Mandell JCC.

Photo by Harriet Dobin