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Nonfiction Siegel and Shuster’s Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero From the Creators of Superman Thomas Andrae and Mel Gordon, eds; Danny Fingeroth, fwd.
Children’s Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón
Children’s The Rooftop Adventure of Minnie and Tessa Holly Littlefied; Ted Hammond and Richard Pimentel Carbajal, illus.
Nonfiction The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches Samantha Baskind and Ranen Omer-Sherman, eds.
Essay Maus-iversary Posted by Alyssa BerlinThere are very few books that I have read more than once. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale is one of the few that I have wanted to pick… Alyssa Berlin August 29, 2011
Nonfiction The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media Brooke Gladstone; Josh Neufeld, illus.
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Yiddishkeit Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLoving the orange, black, and beige combo on this one…Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land will be available… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 10, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Houses” Earlier this week, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story and the second story in Farm 54. In… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 15, 2011