Author Reading at the Geiger English Library Book Club
יום ד׳, 14 בינו׳
|Edyth Geiger English Library
(עברית בהמשך) The Geiger English Library Book Club is back at the table, and this month’s gathering promises to be a particularly rich one. On Wednesday, January 14th, the book club will be discussing The Wagamama Bride, and we’ll be joined by the author herself, Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi.
Time & Location
14 בינו׳ 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
Edyth Geiger English Library, Jerusalem St 38, Safed, Israel
About the Event
(עברית בהמשך)
The Geiger English Library Book Club is back at the table, and this month’s gathering promises to be a particularly rich one.
On Wednesday, January 14th, the book club will be discussing The Wagamama Bride, and we’ll be joined by the author herself, Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi. The evening will run from 19:00–21:00 at the library, and as always, all are welcome — whether you’ve read every page, skimmed a chapter, or are simply curious.
The Wagamama Bride is a deeply personal work, shaped by years lived between cultures, belief systems, and continents. Liane brings to the conversation a lifetime of observation and reflection, informed by her decades in Japan, her return to Jewish life, and her ongoing engagement with questions of identity, family, and belonging. Having the author present adds an entirely different dimension to the discussion — one that often moves beyond the text and into the…