The Adult Summer Challenge Kickoff begins with acclaimed author Talia Carner at the Great Neck Library on Friday, June 28, at 2:00 p.m.
Carner’s 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.
Formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, 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 and has spearheaded projects centered on the subject of the 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.
Carner is 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 Carner as one of the Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2023.
This talk will take place at the Main Library Community Room at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck.
No registration is required; seating is first come, first served. For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Great Neck Librar at (516) 466-8055 or email adultprogramming@greatnecklibrary.org.
