Summer officially begins on June 20 and lasts through September 22. For JBC, this means taking ample time to sit outside with a book, a beverage, and (depending on your location) a breath of fresh air. During this gloriously long stretch of summer, a plethora of thrilling books will come out. Below are ten we’re particularly excited about, along with three late spring books not to be missed. (You can see all of our latest book reviews here.)
Hunting in America by Tehila Hakimi, translated by Joanna Chen
Hunting in America was the 2023 winner of the Paper Brigade Award for New Israeli Fiction in Honor of Jane Weitzman. You can read an excerpt from the book here. (This selection from the winning title can be found in the 2024 issue of Paper Brigade.)
Sisters of Fortune by Esther Chehebar
Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life As a Failed Child Star by Tamara Yajia
Fools for Love by Helen Schulman
Iosi, the Remorseful Spy by Miriam Lewin and Horacio Lutzky, translated by Frances Riddle
Happy New Years by Maya Arad; Jessica Cohen, trans.
Will Eisner: A Comics Biography by Steve Weiner, illustrated by Dan Mazur
And a few late spring books that you don’t want to miss!
Misophonia by Dana Vowinckel, translated by Adrian Nathan West
American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews by Andrew Porwancher
Autocorrect by Etgar Keret; Jessica Cohen and Sondra Silverston, trans.
Simona is the Jewish Book Council’s managing editor of digital content and marketing. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in English and History and studied abroad in India and England. Prior to the JBC she worked at Oxford University Press. Her writing has been featured in Lilith, The Normal School, Digging through the Fat, and other publications. She holds an MFA in fiction from The New School.
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