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As an author, a lover of books, and a person who cares deeply about the American Jewish community, I want to express my fullest admiration and appreciation for the Jewish Book Council. By sponsoring dozens of Jewish book fairs across North America and by sponsoring the National Jewish Book Award, the Book Council introduces the best of Jewish writing to wide and diverse audiences. Many authors owe their careers to the Jewish book council and countless readers have been enriched by its contributions. In the world of literature, there are few organizations that compare to the Jewish Book Council in its vitality, scope, and its commitment to writers and readers alike.
--Michael Oren
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Author

Jewish Book Month - Order a Kit

Every year, as part of the Jewish Book Month celebration, the Jewish Book Council prepares educational and promotional materials, commissions a color poster featuring the original work of a noted artist, and designs and disseminates bookmarks with lists of recommended books for adults and children from the past year.

To order a Jewish Book Month kit and pay by check, please download the form below and send it back to the Jewish Book Council with payment.

Jewish Book Month 2012 Order Form

To purchase a kit with a credit card, please click the button below. If you are interested in purchasing only part of a kit, or additional book marks or posters, please use the above order form.

This year's Jewish Book Month poster was designed by graphic novelist Liana Finck. She blogged in January 2012 for JBC's Visiting Scribe series about her Bintel Brief comic and her posts can be be found below:

A Bintel Brief: A Bundle of Letters

The Wedding Guest

My Influences Are Showing

Liana's Bintel Brief comic is being made with help from the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists, a partnership between Avoda Arts, JDub Records, and the Foundation for Jewish Culture, and made possible with major funding from UJA-Federation of New York.

The inspiration for this year's poster came from Larry Smith's collection Oy! Only Six? Why Not More?: Six-Word Memoirs on Jewish Life (SMITH Magazine, 2012) and specifically from Annie Lumerman's six-word memoir: "Chicken is central to the story."