This winter, we’re excited to cozy up with these ten terrific books. From stunning revelations about stolen art to the dark, original Bambi story, we have your winter reading covered!
The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America by Javier Sinay, translated by Robert Croll
Flight and Metamorphosis by Nelly Sachs, translated by Joshua Weiner
American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York by David N. Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon, translated by Natasha Lehrer
The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest by Felix Salten, translated by Jack Zipes, illustrated by Alenka Sottler
Read more on this in Paper Brigade with “Not Meant for Children” by Jack Zipes.
Always Remember Your Name by Andra Bucci, Tatiana Bucci, translated by Ann Goldstein
Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr
From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos
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.