With a pas­sion for med­i­cine, women, and Jew­ish his­to­ry, Ms. Rubin has a four-book deal with Lev­el Best Books (Thread­bare-2024, In the Hands of Women-2023, and Over There-2025), fol­low­ing the fic­tion­al life of her great-grandmother’s fam­i­ly. The books, all best-sell­ers, and have earned numer­ous awards includ­ing the His­tor­i­cal Nov­el Society’s First Chap­ters short list for Over There.