Jonathan Alter

Montclair native Susan Glasser and husband Peter Baker appeared at Open Book/Open MInd in November to talk about their new book.

Tim O’Brien, Jonathan Alter and Jeh Johnson have all been appearing on television news shows for years. They expect to talk about the 2020 election, too.

Daniel Okrent will discuss his book “The Guarded Gate” at Open Book/ Open Mind with Jonathan Alter, Sunday, Nov 3, at 4 p.m.

"Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists," a documentary by Montclair filmmakers Jonathan Alter, John Block, and Steve McCarthy, airs on HBO on Jan. 28.

Montclairites Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers run DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in America, which runs through Nov. 15.

This year's Montclair Literary Festival doubled its attendance from last year. A wrap-up, and recap of Anna Quindlen talk.

Lawrence O'Donnell made the audience laugh and sigh when he spoke about his book, “Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics,” on Sunday, Feb. 4.

Arts and cultural leaders in Montclair look forward to 2018: what they're doing, and what others will be doing.

By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news “When you think about tikkun olam, it’s ‘repair the world,’” said Jonathan Alter. “This dude ain’t repairing the world. You can say a lot about him but he’s not repairing the world.” Tikkun olam, a core Jewish value, might su...