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NSFW by Isabel Kaplan

NSFW by Isabel Kaplan

Blisteringly sharp and hypersmart―meet Isabel Kaplan’s searing debut novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul. From the outside, the unnamed protagonist in NSFW appears to be the...

Keeping the Mystery Alive by Ariana Huberman

Keeping the Mystery Alive by Ariana Huberman

Jewish Mysticism in Latin American Cultural Production This book delves into creative renditions of key aspects of Jewish Mysticism in Latin American literature, film, and art from the perspective of literary and cultural studies....

All the Shin­ing People by Kathy Fried­man

All the Shin­ing People by Kathy Fried­man

Twelve exquisitely written stories depicting the search for human connection and the attempt to fit in far from home. All the Shining People explores migration, diaspora, and belonging within Toronto’s Jewish South African community,...

Living in Refuge by Leonardo Schiocchet

Living in Refuge by Leonardo Schiocchet

Ritualization and Religiosity in a Christian and a Muslim Palestinian Refugee Camp in Lebanon This comparative ethnography of a Muslim and a Christian Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon focuses on contrasting social belonging processes...

The Brass Charm by Monique Polak

The Brass Charm by Monique Polak

Illustrator: Marie Lafrance A young girl’s grandmother gives her a brass charm, and passes along a story of hope and kindness during an unimaginable time. Tali is staying at her Oma’s apartment after a...