New Jewish Books
The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in...
At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The...
From BernBaum’s, the beloved downtown Fargo bagel shop and restaurant, comes a gorgeous, down-to-earth cookbook filled with rustic, hearty Jewish-Scandinavian recipes. Since its closure in 2024, BernBaum’s has left a bagel-shaped hole in Fargo,...
A coming-of-age novel that takes us from a very tall boy’s discovery of his love of basketball to a young man who engages in point-shaving while a college player on his way to NBA...
Translated by Jessie Mendez Sayer A bracing novel that asks how far we would go for the ones we love―and what we would do to destroy the ones we hate Lisa has lost custody...
JewGirlis a thought-provoking work of nonfiction that captures what it means to be Jewish and female at a time when antisemitism is rising and women’s rights are under siege. Blending personal narrative with cultural...
Translators: Anita Norich and Ellen Cassedy New York, 1918. One fateful winter night, Miriam Eidelberg finds herself strolling across the Williamsburg Bridge with her literary hero, the man whose poems she knows by heart....
A life-affirming memoir about resilience, language, and the healing power of our ancestor’s music, stories, and recipes. Samantha’s mother tongue is dying out. The daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees, Samantha grew up surrounded by...
Illustrator: Carlos Vélez Aguilera From social justice activist to Nobel-winning scientist to the first woman (and first Jewish!) president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum faces each new challenge by saying, “sí!”, “yes, I can.” Just...
In rural Iowa in 1941, twelve-year-old Peggy’s quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love, and a heartbreaking diagnosis. Growing up a farm girl, Peggy’s life has never been particularly exciting....
