Drawings by Kate Gavino
New York is layered with snow, and the temperature shows no sign of rising above freezing. Luckily, the Jewish Book Council team has plenty of great books to curl up with! Here’s what we’re reading this month.
Naomi Firestone-Teeter, CEO
The World Between by Zeeva Bukai
Miri Pomerantz Dauber, Associate Director
Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann
Becca Kantor, Editorial Director
Misophonia by Dana Vowinckel, translated by Nathan West
Isadora Kianovsky, Membership & Engagement Associate
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson
Arielle Landau, Program Manager
The Instructions by Adam Levin
Evie Saphire-Bernstein, Program Director
Evening Begins the Day by Jessica Brilliant Keener
Suzanne Swift, Director of JBC Network
The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr
Simona Zaretsky, Manager of Digital Content Strategy
Soon by You by Dahlia Adler
If you’d like more recommendations, check out the JBC Bookshelf: Winter 2026 reading list or our newest reviews here!
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