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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The End of Days Posted by Nat BernsteinLooks of concern and alarm were exchanged around the office when managing editor Becca spontaneously exclaimed, “Oh good, the End of Days has… Nat Bernstein November 25, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Notorious RBG Posted by Nat BernsteinYesterday, a book released last week hit The New York Times’s best sellers list:If you are not already familiar with the blog/meme… Nat Bernstein November 5, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God Posted by Nat BernsteinFourteen years after its original publication in English translation, Etgar Keret’s seminal collection of short stories was reissued… Nat Bernstein October 29, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Hours Count Posted by Nat BernsteinDon’t you kinda wish all books about the Rosenbergs looked like this?I’ll be honest, Historical Fiction does not always appeal to me — but now… Nat Bernstein October 20, 2015
Recommended Reading 5 Jewish (Women) Authors Who Inspire Me Earlier this week, Emily Liebert wrote about how her fascination with secrets led to her career in fiction. With the publication of her latest novel, The Secrets We… Emily Liebert September 30, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Wait Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner C. K. Williams succumbed to multiple melanoma yesterday at the age of 78. One of America’s greatest poets of the turn of… Nat Bernstein September 21, 2015