Jodi Rudoren is Editor-in-Chief of the Forward. Her books have been published in a dozen countries.Īdam Langer is a journalist, editor, podcast producer, and the author of a memoir and five novels, including Cyclorama, The Washington Story, Ellington Boulevard, The Thieves of Manhattan, The Salinger Contract, and the internationally best-selling novel Crossing California, which was described in the Chicago Tribune by James Atlas as “the most vivid novel about Chicago since Saul Bellow’s Herzog and the most ambitious debut set in Chicago since Philip Roth’s Letting Go.” Formerly a senior editor at Book Magazine and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, he currently serves as Executive Editor at the Forward. Her debut novel, Little Pink Slips, was inspired by her long career as editor-in-chief of iconic McCall’s Magazine. Sally Koslow is the author of Another Side of Paradise The Widow Waltz The Late, Lamented Molly Marx and With Friends Like These and the nonfictional Slouching Toward Adulthood: How To Let Go So Your Kids Can Grow Up. In this conversation, moderated by Jodi Rodoren, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, the authors will discuss their books and the role Jewish humor plays in their fiction. Tobias, explores relationships between three generations of women. Langer’s novel Cyclorama tells the story of a group of former high school actors who are living with the consequences of their past actions. Authors Sally Koslow and Adam Langer have used humor to their novels to explore complicated themes like family relationships, trauma, and politics. Jewish humor – especially in dark times – is a long-storied genre, tool for survival, and gift of mirth, especially in literature. Seating is first come, first served and requires general registration.

The Widow Waltz by Sally Koslow