Wyomissing, PA, — The Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks in partnership with Exeter Community Library and Sinking Spring Public Library announce the next author in the second season of Literatour Berks, a community-wide celebration with 29 events featuring authors, celebrities, and cultural influencers throughout Berks County. The public is invited to a virtual discussion on the women of the 116th Congress with Jennifer Steinhauer on Thursday, October 29 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Steinhauer will discuss her new book “The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress”. In November 2018, the greatest number of women in American history entered Congress. From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “the Squad” to “the Badasses” with national security backgrounds, from the first two Native Americans in Congress to the first two Muslim women, all were swept into office on a wave of grassroots support diverse in background, age, professional experience, and ideology. In The Firsts, New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinheuer follows these women’s first year in the 116th Congress, chronicling their transition from running trailblazing campaigns to the daily work of governance.
Jennifer Steinhauer has been a reporter for The New York Times since 1994. Steinhauer has covered high-profile beats in her twenty-five year reporting career at The New York Times, from City Hall bureau chief and Los Angeles bureau chief to Capitol Hill. She won the Newswoman’s Club of New York Front Page Deadline Reporting Award in 2006 for her reporting on Hurricane Katrina. She has written a novel about the television business and two cookbooks.
Registration for this free virtual event can be found at https://readingjewishcommunity.org/home/literatour
Signed copies of the books will be available for purchase through the Literatour Berks official book vendor, Reads & Company of Phoenixville. https://bookshop.org/shop/readsandcompany
Literatour Berks is a community program that will bring 29 authors in exciting programs from September 2020 to June 2021 to Berks County, virtually and in-person. The program is presented by Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks in partnership with Exeter Community Library and Sinking Spring Public Library. A complete list of authors and topics can be found at www.readingjewishcommunity.org/home/literatour Additional support in the form of community patrons is acknowledged and appreciated.
The Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks is the planning, coordinating and fundraising arm of the Jewish community. The Federation raises and allocates funds along with the Jewish Federations of North America and collective efforts in support of many vital local, national, and international Jewish organizations.
Exeter Community Library and Sinking Spring Public Library are members of the Berks County Public Libraries.
