With summer nearly here, we’re snagging our sunscreen and these new books, and heading outside. From accounts of Jewish Rhodes, to the continued resonance of The Diary of Anne Frank, to the power of cuisine in shaping culture, we have a reading rec for you! (Need help carrying all those goodies? Grab a JBC tote!)
Shmutz by Felicia Berliner
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael Twitty
One Mile and Two Days Before Sunset: A Novel (The Lost Detective Trilogy Book 1) by Shimon Adaf, translated by Yardenne Greenspan
Cyclorama by Adam Langer
Human Blues by Elisa Albert
The Lost Ryū by Emi Watanabe Cohen
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World by Michael Frank, artwork by Maira Kalman
The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and Her Path to Power by Pnina Lahav
The Ghetto Within by Santiago H. Amigorena, translated by Franke Wynne
Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer
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.