Need a good read to accompany you this winter? Well, book no further: these thirteen new titles — which cover subjects like queerness across borders, matrilineal ties, and the making of Superman—are sure to keep you on your toes, and also off your feet.
The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty Zeldis
The Diaries of Franz Kafka by Franz Kafka; Ross Benjamin, trans.
The 12th Commandment by Daniel Torday
Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff
My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin
The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe by Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler
At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Tara Ison
A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai Chakrabarti
Künstlers in Paradise by Cathleen Schine
Simple Gimpl: The Definitive Bilingual Edition by Isaac Bashevis Singer; Liana Finck, illus.; Saul Bellow, trans.
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust by Ari Joskowicz
The Woman Beyond the Sea by Sarit Yishai-Levi; Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann, trans.
Happily: A Personal History—with Fairy Tales by Sabrina Orah Mark
Kyra Lisse is Jewish Book Council’s Editorial Fellow. She holds a BA in creative writing and Latin from Franklin & Marshall College and an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University. Her email is kyra@jewishbooks.org.