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Nonfiction Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World Mark R. Cohen
Nonfiction Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture Eve Krakowski
Nonfiction A Remembrance of His Wonders: Nature and the Supernatural in Medieval Ashkenaz David I. Shyovitz
Interview Interview: Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly with Teri MarksonAdam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly’s new book The Inquisitor’s Tale recently won The Sydney Taylor Award in the Older Readers Category and was named… Teri Markson February 8, 2017
Nonfiction Anti-Jewish Riots in the Crown of Aragon and the Royal Response 1391 – 1392 Benjamin R. Gampel
Nonfiction The Secret Faith of Maestre Honoratus: Profayt Duran and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia Maud Kozodoy
Visual Arts The Brother Haggadah: A Medieval Sephardi Masterpiece in Facsimile Marc Michael Epstein, ed.
Nonfiction Leadership and Conflict: Tensions in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture Marc Saperstein
Nonfiction The Murder of William of Norwich: The Origins of the Blood Libel in Medieval Europe E.M. Rose
Nonfiction Practicing Piety in Medieval Ashkenaz: Men, Women, and Everyday Religious Observance Elisheva Baumgarten
Nonfiction The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman
Nonfiction Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem Sharan Newman
