The Jewish people have been known through the centuries as the People of the Book, but it would be equally accurate to call us the People of Books. We read, we write and we discuss books. We understand, as few groups do, that not only Bibles and prayer books but many kinds of books are sacred objects, possessing the power to change people's lives. Whenever one of my books has come out, I have always found my best, most receptive, most attentive audiences through the Jewish Book Council .
-- Rabbi Harold Kushner