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    Historical Fiction

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    Chil­dren’s
    Skat­ing With the Stat­ue of Liberty
    Susan Lynn Meyer
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    Fic­tion
    The Good at Heart
    Ursu­la Werner
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    Ear­li­er this week, Ellen Uman­sky recalled the com­pli­cat­ed kashrut of her child­hood home. With the recent release of her nov­el The For­tu­nate Ones, Ellen is guest…
    Ellen Uman­sky
    February 27, 2017
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    Stolen Beau­ty
    Lau­rie Lico Albanese
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    Fic­tion
    The Kaiser’s Last Kiss
    Alan Judd
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    Fic­tion
    The After­life of Stars
    Joseph Kertes
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    Doc­torow: Col­lect­ed Stories
    E. L. Doctorow
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    Book Cov­er of the Week: Turned Inside Out

    Post­ed by Nat Bern­steinI was so tak­en with the con­tent of Steven Shankman’s Turned Inside Out: Read­ing the Russ­ian Nov­el in Prison I almost failed to notice the book…
    Nat Bern­stein
    December 1, 2016
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    The Patri­ots
    Sana Krasikov
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    The Orphan’s Tale
    Pam Jenoff
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    Fic­tion
    The Gold­en Age
    Joan London
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    Fic­tion
    Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
    Ruth Giligan
    Essay

    Spies — in the Gala­pa­gos Islands?

    Alli­son Amend
    July 27, 2016
    Essay

    Here’s What I Know About the Real Frances Conway

    With the recent release of her new nov­el, Enchant­ed Islands, Alli­son Amend is guest blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil this week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe series…
    Alli­son Amend
    July 25, 2016
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    Lily of the Val­ley: An Amer­i­can Jew­ish Journey
    Xianna Michaels
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    Sur­vivor: Aron’s Story
    Alex Teplish
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