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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: What We Brought Back Posted by Nat BernsteinAs summer programs and, God willing, this summer’s war between Israel and Hamas draw to a close, one has to wonder at the experiences of the… Nat Bernstein August 7, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry Posted by Nat BernsteinThis week at the farmers market I marveled at the fresh currants currently in season: spherical crimson and blush-colored jewels on… Nat Bernstein July 30, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Language of Paradise Posted by Nat BernsteinThe microcosm encased within a glass terrarium on the book cover for Barbara Klein Moss’s forthcoming novel The Language of… Nat Bernstein July 25, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Nest Posted by Chava LanskyNest by Esther Ehrlich tells the story of Naomi “Chirp” Orenstein, a young girl living on Cape Cod in the 1970s. When Chip’s beloved mother… Chava Lansky July 16, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: On Bittersweet Place Posted by Chava LanskyThe floating house on the cover of Ronna Wineberg’s new novel, On Bitterwsweet Place shows the struggle and the lack of belonging that… Chava Lansky July 8, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Tomorrow There Will be Apricots Posted by Chava LanskyIn Tomorrow There Will be Apricots Jessica Soffer tells the story of two women adrift in New York City: one an almost orphan and the second… Chava Lansky July 1, 2014
