A Free, Virtual Jewish Book Council Author Talk

Jane Eisner discusses Carole King: She Made the Earth Move

Thursday, February 12 at 7pm on Zoom

Register in advance for this hour-long program that includes an audience Q & A: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QaLT_iO0SnWWkpxJ_D2i1A

“Eisner’s portrait is a thoughtful, nuanced, and intelligent take on a reluctant pop star.”—June Sawyers, Booklist

“Illu­mi­nat­ing. . . . Eisner nar­rates a deeply mov­ing, often per­son­al account of King’s life and career.”―Don­ald Weber, Jewish Book Council

Books for sale by Eight Cousins Books on Main Street, Falmouth or at https://www.eightcousins.com

Who doesn’t love the music of Carole King? You likely know lots of the lyrics and can belt out some songs. Falmouth Jewish Congregation invites you to a free, virtual Jewish Book Council author talk by Jane Eisner on her biography Carole King: She Made the Earth Move. This event will take place on Zoom (watch from home) on Thursday, February 12 at 7pm. The program includes a Q & A with the audience. Eight Cousins Books of Falmouth has copies for sale at its Main Street store and website. This event, one of an ongoing series of Jewish Book Council talks, requires advance registration. You will find a link to the Zoom registration site at www.falmouthjewish.org.

In this “engrossing, finely illustrated account” from the Yale University Press Jewish Lives series, Jane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music. Eisner’s portrait is, according to June Sawyers of Booklist, “a thoughtful, nuanced, and intelligent take on a reluctant pop star.”  Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century. Born in New York City in 1942, she shaped the soundtrack of 1960s teen culture with such songs as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” one of many Brill Building classics she wrote with her first husband, Gerry Goffin. She was a leading figure in the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s, with dozens of Billboard Hot 100 hits and music awards―her 1971 album Tapestry won a record four Grammys. Yet she struggled to reconcile her fame with her roles as a wife and mother and retreated to the backwoods of Idaho, only to emerge in recent years as a political activist and the subject of the Tony-winning Broadway show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Take one hour of your time to expand your horizons. Each program includes Q & A, so go listen to some of your Carol King favorites and join the conversation. This event is free and open to all.

Jane Eis­ner is an accom­plished writer, edi­tor, edu­ca­tor, non­prof­it leader, and pub­lic speak­er. She was edi­tor-in-chief of The For­ward for more than a decade, and recent­ly was direc­tor of aca­d­e­m­ic affairs at Colum­bia Jour­nal­ism School. Her work has appeared in The Wash­ing­ton Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and numer­ous oth­er pub­li­ca­tions.