The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is alive and well despite the challenges of COVID-19. The 42nd annual event will be held virtually November 1–8 and is offering a lineup of 14 authors. Virtual passes can be purchased individually, or an all-access pass is available for $95.

Sports will take the screen Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m., as Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman moderates a discussion with authors Ben Cohen and Jon Pessah. Pessah, the founder of ESPN the Magazine with nearly five decades of experience as a sports writer and editor, will be discussing his book Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask.