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Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Spring 2014 Jewish Book Preview Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterInspired by The Millions’ Great 2014 Book Preview, I thought I’d create a Jewish-slanted winter/spring 2014 book preview… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 7, 2014
Recommended Reading Obscene Recommendations Earlier this week, Josh Lambert wrote about whether or not “shmuk” is a dirty word, how publications handle obscenities and how he came to write his newest… Josh Lambert December 20, 2013
Recommended Reading December 2013 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Naomi: S. (J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst) | Suzanne: And So It Was Written (Ellen Brazer)Nat: Totally Unofficial (Raphael Lemkin;… JBC Staff December 9, 2013
Recommended Reading Eight Nights of Stories: The Yiddish Masters Posted by Nat Bernstein Yes, if you’re wondering, my parents have been following the entire Eight Nights of Stories blog series. My mom has no memory of the night she… Nat Bernstein November 13, 2013
Recommended Reading Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a… Rabbi? Read all of the posts in our Eight Nights of Stories series here.Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel; illus. Mike WohnoutkaI have to admit, I was extremely puzzled when… Nat Bernstein November 12, 2013
Recommended Reading November 2013 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Joyce: The Missing File (D. A. Mishani) | Miri: Beautiful Souls (Eyal Press)Nat: The Power of Light (Isaac Bashevis Singer) |… JBC Staff November 12, 2013
