St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Sarah Fenske interviewed Lisa Napoli before a live audience at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival.

Pastry chef (and St. Louis native) Claire Saffitz joined St. Louis on the Air to discuss her new book, “Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence.” She also discussed how growing up in St. Louis shaped her palate, why she decided to leave the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen and how her book can make you a better baker.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 5, 2013 - In 2010, David Laskin and his daughter Emily traveled to Israel to start a worldwide…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2013 - The sports stars you’d expect to see in a book about Jewish athletes are present in…

When Bruce Feiler set out to create a guide for happy families, he found that there is little research into what makes a family happy. What he found most…

This article first appeared in the St. Lous Beacon, Nov. 9, 2012 - As a kid, I couldn’t get enough of R. L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” books. They lined the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 5, 2012 - One of the best stories in Nathan Englander’s latest impressive collection, “What We…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 27, 2012 - Tracee is a kleptomaniac, fleeing in her wedding dress. Lana is a recovering…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 17, 2008 - When you're promoting an event called the Big Read festival , it helps to have a…