Join us for our Adult Summer Challenge Kickoff with acclaimed author Talia Carner! Her new historical novel, THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO, is an epic of ingenuity and courage, of love and loss, spanning postwar France when Israeli agents roamed the countryside to rescue hidden Jewish orphans—to the 1969 daring escape of the Israeli boats of Cherbourg. 

No registration required, first come first seated. 

Formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Talia Carner's heart-wrenching suspense novels, (published by HarperCollins) THE THIRD DAUGHTER, HOTEL MOSCOW, JERUSALEM MAIDEN, CHINA DOLL and PUPPET CHILD, have been hailed for exposing society’s ills. 

Dozens of Carner’s award-winning essays, articles and short stories have appeared in anthologies, literary reviews and leading websites. She is a committed supporter of global human rights, has spearheaded projects centered on the subjects of female plight. A Toastmasters’ Gold Level speaker, she has participated as a panelist or keynoted over 500 events and over 350 Zoom presentations to civic, religious and cultural organizations.

Talia Carner a board member of HBI, the Jewish women research center at Brandeis university and an honorary board member of several anti-domestic violence, child abuse intervention, and anti-sex-trafficking organizations. In November 2023, Algemeiner Media named Talia Carner as one of the Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2023.