Dear Read­er,

Nu? What’s the sto­ry? At Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, we’ve spent a cen­tu­ry ask­ing this ques­tion and cel­e­brat­ing the myr­i­ad lit­er­ary answers we find. Through our land­mark pro­grams like Jew­ish Book Month, Nation­al Jew­ish Book Awards, and JBC Net­work, we have cul­ti­vat­ed a vibrant com­mu­ni­ty of read­ers and writers.

And today, we’re launch­ing Nu Reads, a bi-month­ly book sub­scrip­tion series curat­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil! This pro­gram was born out of a shared belief in the pow­er of books to con­nect us — across back­grounds, expe­ri­ences, and gen­er­a­tions — and in the deep, endur­ing impact of a rec­om­men­da­tion. Every oth­er month, a Jew­ish book will arrive at your doorstep — but take you far beyond it. Each box invites you into a new world, spark­ing com­mu­ni­ty, con­ver­sa­tion, and mean­ing­ful con­nec­tion. By sub­scrib­ing, you’re not only invest­ing in your own library, you’re sup­port­ing Jew­ish writ­ers and the pub­lish­ers who bring these sto­ries into the world.

Our first selec­tion is acclaimed Israeli author Maya Arad’s Hap­py New Years, trans­lat­ed by Jes­si­ca Cohen, fol­lowed by Sam Sussman’s debut nov­el Boy From the North Coun­try.

Sign up today for your­self or a fel­low bib­lio­phile and become a found­ing mem­ber at $154 a year.

Fol­low along with Nu Reads on Insta­gram here.

As we approach the one hun­dred year cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish Book Month, we’re proud to work towards the next hun­dred: strength­en­ing the Jew­ish lit­er­ary mar­ket, and ensur­ing Jew­ish voic­es are heard — and read.

Best wish­es,
Nao­mi Fire­stone-Teeter
CEO, Jew­ish Book Council