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    The Blue Book: Rean­i­mat­ing Jew­ish New Orleans Through Fiction

    Kit­ty Zeldis
    February 20, 2023
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    My Last Inno­cent Year
    Daisy Alpert Florin
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    Lore Segal
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    The Light of Sev­en Days
    Riv­er Adams
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    Unearthing: A Sto­ry of Tan­gled Love and Fam­i­ly Secrets
    Kyo Maclear
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    Kad­dish

    Maia Zelkha
    December 5, 2022
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    Excerpt: A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

    Will Betke-Brunswick
    November 14, 2022
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    Greet­ings From Asbury Park
    Daniel H. Turtel
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    The Door Knock, Revisited

    Jen Max­field
    September 27, 2022
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    Lost & Found: A Memoir
    Kathryn Schulz
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    Death Val­ley
    Melis­sa Broder
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    Lau­ra Silverman, Marisa Kan­ter
    August 22, 2022
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    Excerpt: Lost & Found

    Kathryn Schulz
    July 18, 2022
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    Alexan­der Maksik
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