We are fall-ing hard for these new books. Who else is glad sweater weather is approaching, along with cozy reading time? Curl up with these twelve new books — from Dani Shapiro’s poignant novel to Molly Yeh’s delectable cookbook, we have a recommendation for you.
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Victorious by Yishai Sarid, translated by Yardenne Greenspan
Before All the World by Moriel Rothman-Zecher
The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger, translated by Joshua Cohen
Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn
Bad Jews by Emily Tamkin
Home is Where the Eggs Are by Molly Yeh
A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories by Leonard Cohen
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
The Village Idiot by Steve Stern
On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg
Simona is the Jewish Book Council’s managing editor of digital content and marketing. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in English and History and studied abroad in India and England. Prior to the JBC she worked at Oxford University Press. Her writing has been featured in Lilith, The Normal School, Digging through the Fat, and other publications. She holds an MFA in fiction from The New School.