Art­work by Kate Gavino

From our recent­ly laud­ed Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners to mys­tery, hor­ror, 80s nos­tal­gia, and a his­to­ry of pick­les in New York City, here are the books the JBC team can’t wait to read this April.

Need more rec­om­men­da­tions to take you through the month? Check out the 2026 Passover Book­shelf, JBC’s March Reads, or our lat­est book reviews!


Nao­mi Fire­­s­­tone-Teeter, CEO

Home­bound by Por­tia Elan

Kate Schmi­er, Direc­tor of Pub­lish­ing Relations

Taran­tu­la by Eduar­do Hal­fon, trans­lat­ed by Daniel Hahn

Jamie Betesh Carter, Nu Reads Pro­gram Director

We Would Nev­er by Tova Mirvis

Suzanne Swift, Direc­tor of JBC Network

The Lost Mas­ter­piece by B. A. Shapiro

Bec­ca Kan­tor, Edi­to­r­i­al Director

Return to the Place I Nev­er Left by Tobias Schiff, trans­lat­ed by Dani James

Arielle Lan­dau, Pro­gram and Part­ner­ships Manager

Odessa by Gabrielle Sher

Simona Zaret­sky, Man­ag­er of Dig­i­tal Con­tent Strategy

The Pick­led City: The Sto­ry of New York Pick­les by Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mul­der

Isado­ra Kianovsky, Mem­ber­ship & Engage­ment Associate

From the Vil­na Ghet­to to Nurem­berg: Mem­oir and Tes­ti­mo­ny by Abra­ham Sutzkev­er, edit­ed and trans­lat­ed by Justin D. Cammy