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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Where the Jews Aren’t Posted by Nat BernsteinOne of my favorite nonfiction writers has a new book coming out at the end of the month that addresses the bizarre history of Birobidzhan,… Nat Bernstein August 9, 2016
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Moonglow by Michael Chabon Posted by Nat BernsteinYes, there’s a new Michael Chabon novel coming out November 2016. And yes, it’s good.You’d better be prepared to pry this one out of your loved… Nat Bernstein August 2, 2016
Recommended Reading Jewish Book Council Staff Picks for July 2016 Posted by Salma FalahMiriSacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo GenizaCarolynThe Imperial WifeBeccaNumber the Stars: 25th Anniversary EditionSophie… JBC Staff July 28, 2016
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Leaving Lucy Pear Posted by Nat BernsteinHappy pub day to Anna Solomon on the release of Leaving Lucy Pear! I love the book cover (and the story behind it, which you will be able to… Nat Bernstein July 26, 2016
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: New Renderings of the Night Trilogy Posted by Nat BernsteinWhile Sophie Segal, one of Jewish Book Council’s interns this summer, was researching her essay on the legacies of the late Novel laureates Imre… Nat Bernstein July 20, 2016
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Revolutionary Yiddishland Posted by Nat BernsteinFollowing up on last week’s simple artworkon a biography of Karl Marx, let’s expand the design and discourse to all of… Nat Bernstein July 12, 2016