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Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s ‘Long Island Compromise’
The author of ‘Fleischman Is in Trouble’ reveals the inspiration behind her latest novel, already set for an Apple TV adaptation.

The author of ‘Fleischman Is in Trouble’ reveals the inspiration behind her latest novel, already set for an Apple TV adaptation.
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Infusing Romance Books With Jewish Joy
Fun, love and the promise of a happy ending. This is the world of Jewish romance.

Fun, love and the promise of a happy ending. This is the world of Jewish romance.
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Having the Conversation With Noa Tishby
In Tishby’s recent book, “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew” the Hollywood insider writes: “Absolutely Free Palestine. Free Palestine from Hamas.”

In Tishby’s recent book, “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew” the Hollywood insider writes: “Absolutely Free Palestine. Free Palestine from Hamas.”
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Healing Jewish Books for Dark Winter Days
A spiritual book from one of the most influential rabbis in America, a memoir on love after 50 and more stories for the soul.

A spiritual book from one of the most influential rabbis in America, a memoir on love after 50 and more stories for the soul.
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What Makes a Book Jewish?
Seven fiction writers, all American Jewish women, tackle a highly disputed literary question: What makes a work of fiction Jewish? Their replies are fascinating.

Seven fiction writers, all American Jewish women, tackle a highly disputed literary question: What makes a work of fiction Jewish? Their replies are fascinating.
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Documenting the Memories of Anne Frank’s Friend
Dina Kraft shares her experiencing collecting Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar’s memories for her new memoir, ‘My Friend Anne Frank.’

Dina Kraft shares her experiencing collecting Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar’s memories for her new memoir, ‘My Friend Anne Frank.’
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Essential Reads: Women of Color Navigating Jewish Identity
Jewry’s multicultural mix has brought forth a plethora of books that engage readers in tough conversations about the differences and similarities among Jews today.

Jewry’s multicultural mix has brought forth a plethora of books that engage readers in tough conversations about the differences and similarities among Jews today.
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The Next Chapter for Zibby Owens
One of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.

One of the most powerful book influencers is transforming the publishing world on women’s terms.
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RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women
A curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.

A curated list of 33 inspiring women that includes trailblazers from the Bible through the 20th century.
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People Love Dead Jews
At its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.

At its core, People Love Dead Jews is a meditation on time and identity in which Horn ultimately reasserts the vitality of Jewish life.
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Must-Reads for Jewish Women
The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.

The novels and stories that capture our imaginations and are close to our hearts.

If ‘The Pages’ of a Book Banned By Nazis Could Talk

With its unusual book-within-a book narration, Hugo Hamilton’s novel weaves fact and fiction over a plot that journeys from 1930s Germany to present day.

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Are ‘Bad Jews’ Real?

by Jaime Herndon

Journalist Emily Tamkin explores how different segments of the American Jewish community have vilified others around religion, social concerns, politics and Israel.

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Lavie Tidhar’s Genre-Defying ‘Maror’

by Sheldon Teitelbaum

'Maror' is at once a noir thriller, historical saga and investigation of Israeli realpolitik.

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Short Stories for Jewish Women in the Throes of Love

by Elizabeth Edelglass

In two new collections, writers Donna Wineberg and Nancy Ludman tell stories of Jewish New Yorkers wrestling with romance, marriage and divorce.

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New Jewish Books Coming in January/February 2023

by Sandee Brawarsky

Take your pick from a posthumously published collection of essays and a work of historical fiction to a story of inherited intergenerational trauma and more.