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Need a good read to accompany you this winter? Well, book no further: these thirteen new titles — which cover subjects like queerness across borders, matrilineal ties, and the making of Superman—are sure to keep you on your toes, and also off your feet.
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The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty Zeldis
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka by Franz Kafka; Ross Benjamin, trans.
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The 12th Commandment by Daniel Torday
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Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff
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My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin
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The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler
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At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Tara Ison
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A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai Chakrabarti
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Künstlers in Paradise by Cathleen Schine
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Simple Gimpl: The Definitive Bilingual Edition by Isaac Bashevis Singer; Liana Finck, illus.; Saul Bellow, trans.
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Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust by Ari Joskowicz
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The Woman Beyond the Sea by Sarit Yishai-Levi; Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann, trans.
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Happily: A Personal History—with Fairy Tales by Sabrina Orah Mark
Kyra Lisse is Jewish Book Council’s Editorial Fellow. She holds a BA in creative writing and Latin from Franklin & Marshall College and an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University. Her email is kyra@jewishbooks.org.