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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Enchanted Islands Posted by Nat BernsteinIt’s been a great couple weeks for historical fiction, from Janis Cooke Newman’s list of Top 5 Historical Novels for summer 2015 (and… Nat Bernstein August 12, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Days of Awe Posted by Nat BernsteinSummer definitely ain’t over yet: August is bringing in a hearty new crop of books to read before the kids get back from camp — including Days… Nat Bernstein August 5, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Golem and the Jinni, Indonesian Edition Posted by Nat BernsteinIn case you needed an excuse to reread Helene Wecker’s stunning 2013 novel, the book cover for the Indonesian edition of The Golem and the Jinni… Nat Bernstein July 23, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Good on Paper Posted by Nat BernsteinMark your calendars for January 26, because Rachel Cantor’s next book will be hitting the shelves!Those who read Rachel’s first novel,… Nat Bernstein July 14, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Best Place on Earth Posted by Nat BernsteinExcellent news! Ayelet Tsabari’s debut collection of short stories, The Best Place on Earth—which won the 2015 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish… Nat Bernstein July 10, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: 101 Artists to Listen to Before You Die Posted by Becca KantorIf your eye is caught by the host of colorful pen-and-ink caricatures on the cover of Ricardo Covolo’s 101 Artists to Listen to Before You Die …… Becca Kantor June 16, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Thresholds Posted by Nat BernsteinJewish Book Council is delighted to be working once again with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, the first female rabbi of Sinai Temple Los Angeles and… Nat Bernstein March 13, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Shekhina Posted by Nat BernsteinWe’re deeply saddened to learn of Leonard Nimoy’s passing this morning. Beyond his iconic, beloved, and influential role as Star Trek’s Mr. Spock,… Nat Bernstein February 27, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Nightbird Posted by Nat BernsteinJewish novelist Alice Hoffman turns her deft mastery of magical realism to Middle Grade fantasy with Nightbird, a tale of enchantments,… Nat Bernstein February 18, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Immigrants Against the State Posted by Nat BernsteinIt’s been a while since we featured a nonfiction title on The ProsenPeople’s Book Cover of the Week series, so how’s this for… Nat Bernstein February 10, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A literary birch tree forest Posted by Nat BernsteinGiven that I hail from a city named for trees, it’s no surprise that Tu B’shvat is one of my favorite holidays — and it’s today!I’ve… Nat Bernstein February 4, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Replacement Life, in Paperback Posted by Nat BernsteinJBC Network author and National Jewish Book Award finalist Boris Fishman recently announced the release of a paperback edition of his… Nat Bernstein January 23, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Ishmael’s Oranges Posted by Chava LanskyIshmael’s Oranges by debut novelist Claire Hajaj tells the parallel stories of Salim and Jude. Salim is a young Palestinian boy living in… Chava Lansky December 5, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: After Birth by Elisa Albert Posted by Nat BernsteinAs we await the release of Sami Rohr Prize finalist Elisa Albert’s forthcoming novel, the newly unveiled book cover for the British edition of… Nat Bernstein November 13, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: A Thousand Pieces of You Posted by Nat BernsteinYesterday was not only the 2014 United States midterm elections; it was also the release date for the first installment in a new Young Adult… Nat Bernstein November 5, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: When Books Went to War Posted by Nat BernsteinIt’s Banned Books Week, the literary world’s defiant celebration of books that have lamentably been censored in schools, bookstores, and… Nat Bernstein September 24, 2014
