New Jewish Books
The saying “it’s all in your head” used to mean you are imagining things. But what if there was really something in your head that can influence how your brain works, including how you...
The names of the main characters in Papernick’s polyamorous book, Ben and Shira, reminded me too much of Ben Sira, the author of “Book of Sirach”, aka Ecclesiasticus for me to ignore it. So...
“Reflections on Autism, Neurodiversity, Brain Surgery, and Faith” “I have been blessed with the ability to learn and experience new and beautiful things every day.” I did not just find this sentence – from...
You don’t even have to suspend your disbelief: the relentless optimism of Andrew Caldwell’s political fantasy will steamroll it for you. Reading it provided me with a much-needed dose of upbeat energy, contrasting what...
When I searched my public library’s app for recent “Jewish” novels available as audiobooks, Operation Joktan jumped at me. I jumped on it to take an–admittedly easy–challenge for myself as I usually don’t read...
When I learned about “B is for Bagel” by Rachel Teichman, the idea of cookbooks for children hit me like a novel notion. Then I remembered that three decades ago I received a “Superheroes’...
I expect three things from a good autobiography, besides getting familiar with the author’s life: I gain new knowledge about an aspect of the world, through reading about a life I have not lived,...
It’s been a while since I had as much joy reading a book as I had when I devoured “Blintzes and Blunts and Blowies, Oh My!.” My pleasure was first derived from individual sentences....
Those of us who are/were lucky enough to grow up with a loving grandmother (or two) can appreciate and relate to the tribute that Josh Wolkin erected for his relationship with his grandmother. If...
It is fun and educational to observe one’s emotional state as it keeps shifting. For example reading Penina Stauber‘s “#ShalomBayis”, a followup to her #ShidduchCrisis, I noticed that I went from angry, to confused,...
