Upcoming Literature Classes and Author Visits

Short story, book, play, film, and television discussion classes are scattered throughout the year to give you ample time for pleasure reading and viewing between each one. Pick a course or two to suit your literary tastes and register today!

December Classes


Walking Tour: Franz Kafka at the Morgan Library and Museum

Thursday, December 5 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Morgan Library and Museum

Course 12746 • $85


Ivan Goncharov's Oblomov (1859), a Superfluous Man

2 Sessions, starting Thursday, December 5 • 10:30am-12:00pm • Zoom • 

Course 12777 • $70


Long Island Compromise (2024) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

In person: Thursday, December 5 • 11:00am-12:30pm •

Westchester Reform TempleCourse 12810 • $35

Online: Thursday, December 5 • 3:00pm-4:30pm • ZoomCourse 12811 • $35


Be Ready When the Luck Happens (2024) by Ina Garten

Tuesday, December 10 • 11:00am-12:30pm • ZoomCourse 12920 • $30


The Safekeep (2024) by Yael van der Wouden

Tuesday, December 17 • 10:00am-11:30am • ZoomCourse 12915 • $30


Tell Me Everything (2024) by Elizabeth Strout

Wednesday, December 18 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • ZoomCourse 12785 • $30

December also includes a very special literary event!

Recipes to Live By

An Evening with Al Roker and Courtney Roker Laga

in Conversation with Joy Bauer

Wednesday, December 11 • 7:00pm-8:30pm •

Temple Israel of New RochelleCourse 12819 • $50

Meet the world's most famous weatherman Al Roker and his daughter, Courtney Roker Laga, as they discuss their new family cookbook, Al Roker's Recipes to Live By. The Rokers will be joined in conversation with Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN, one of the nation’s leading health authorities. Rejoice in and relate to the Roker family rituals while thumbing through the Roker family recipe box. Roker's amusing anecdotes explain why he writes that "Food is the narrative that has shaped so much of who I am, and it’s the source of my warmest memories."


Registration includes a copy of the cookbook.

AL ROKER is a coanchor of NBC’s Today, an Emmy-award winning journalist, and a NewYork Times bestselling author. He lives in New York with his family.


COURTNEY ROKER LAGA is a recipe developer and trained chef who has worked in two Michelin-starred restaurants. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and young daughter.


JOY BAUER, MS, RDN, CDN, is one of the nation's leading health authorities. She serves as the nutrition and healthy lifestyle contributor for NBC’s Today show and is a featured expert on NBC News Daily. Renowned for her expertise, she has written 14 bestsellers, spent more than a decade as the official nutritionist for the New York City Ballet, and maintains a website with cutting-edge health information and thousands of delicious recipes. Passionate about delivering scientifically sound, practical advice, she has received numerous awards, including the National Media Excellence Award from both the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society of Nutrition Science. She has also been honored with eight Taste Award nominations, a distinction often described as the Oscars of food, fashion, and lifestyle media.

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