Skip to main content
Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Items with the tag: addiction | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
    Flower of Vlo­ra: Grow­ing up Jew­ish in Com­mu­nist Albania
    Cover of The 12th Commandment
    The 12th Commandment
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    April Picks

    Cover of Sons and Daughters
    Sons and Daughters
    Cover of How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
    How to Share an Egg: A True Sto­ry of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
  • PB Daily
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s print lit­er­ary jour­nal Paper Brigade pro­vides a 200-page snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. Find the lat­est issues, infor­ma­tion on the Paper Brigade New Israeli Fic­tion prize, adver­tis­ing details, and more.

    • Stockists
    • Submissions
    • Advertising
    • New Israeli Fiction Prize

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Seven
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

Items with the tag:

addiction

Interview

“Crunchy Chords”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Ricky Ian Gordon

Bob Gold­farb
July 15, 2024
Cover of The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father Leonard Nimoy
Non­fic­tion
The Most Human: Rec­on­cil­ing With My Father Leonard Nimoy
Adam Nimoy
Interview

“Leonard’s Sto­ry Is My Sto­ry Too”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Adam Nimoy

Isado­ra Kianovsky 
June 3, 2024
Cover of Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes
Non­fic­tion
Sub­cul­ture Vul­ture: A Mem­oir in Six Scenes
Moshe Kash­er
Recommended Reading

JBC Book­shelf: Win­ter 2024

Kyra Lisse
December 18, 2023
Cover of Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the "Pill Mill Killer"
Non­fic­tion
Pre­scrip­tion for Pain: How a Once-Promis­ing Doc­tor Became the ​“Pill Mill Killer”
Philip Eil
From the Journal

The Joy of Shmutz

Feli­cia Berliner
September 12, 2022
Men­tal Health Awareness
Excerpt

Her Hid­den Struggle

Gabrielle Leon Spatt, The Blue Dove Foundation
February 22, 2021
Cover of As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction
Non­fic­tion
As Need­ed for Pain: A Mem­oir of Addiction
Dan Peres
Cover of Long Way Home: A Memoir of Fame, Family, and Redemption
Non­fic­tion
Long Way Home: A Mem­oir of Fame, Fam­i­ly, and Redemption
Cameron Dou­glas
Cover of Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy
Non­fic­tion
Smacked: A Sto­ry of White-Col­lar Ambi­tion, Addic­tion, and Tragedy
Eilene Zim­mer­man
Cover of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir
Non­fic­tion
Long Live the Tribe of Father­less Girls: A Memoir
T Kira Madden
Essay

Is Revenge Justice?

Ear­li­er this week, Har­ri­et Ros­set­to wrote about her recent­ly pub­lished spir­i­tu­al mem­oir Sacred House­keep­ing and Beit T’Shu­vah, a faith-based recov­ery…
Har­ri­et Rossetto
December 13, 2013
Essay

You Don’t Have to Be an Addict to Be in Recovery

Har­ri­et Ros­set­to is a rebel spir­it. She is a self-pro­fessed mis­fit who felt she was oper­at­ing her life on the fringe. It is there that she found her fierce…
Har­ri­et Rossetto
December 11, 2013

Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

Invalid email address
Join Us

Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

Become a Member
Jewish Book Council

Footer

  • Donate
  • Book Search
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • FAQ
  • Bookstore Guide
  • Report­ing Anti­semitism
Connect with Us
Support Us
  • Amazon Smile
Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
  • Accessibility
  • Financials