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March 8th is #InternationalWomensDay! Courage, bravery, and Jewish survival—check out which books these ten Jewish writers recommended for Women's History Month. bit.ly/4bYSajj

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Cassandra Clare explores gematria, assimilation, Jewish representation, and more in her conversation with JBC on her new book, THE RAGPICKER KING. Read more below! bit.ly/43oCKDm @delreybooks.bsky.social

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Just out is ONE GOOD THING by Georgia Hunter, author of #WeWereTheLuckyOnes. Hunter wrote for JBC on untangling history in the research for her new novel, a sweeping World War II tale. Read the essay here. bit.ly/4hawq5B @vikingbooks.bsky.social

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With the promise of spring lurking behind snow clouds, we’re readying our bookshelfs and reading lists for a gorgeous new crop of stories. Check them out here. bit.ly/41e1FXp

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March is #WomensHistoryMonth! We're kicking festivities off with Julie Silverstein & Tami Schlossberg Pruwer's CHUTZPAH GIRLS: 100 TALES OF DARING JEWISH WOMEN. This book offers inspiration to readers of all ages. Learn more here. bit.ly/41e2iQL

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Today, we are turning to Matthew Goldberg's poem "The Oil and the Spark" on sorrow and heartache. bit.ly/4igJ0Bg

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During Jewish Disability, Awareness and Inclusion Month, we're turning to Julia Watts Belser's LOVING OUR OWN BONES, winner of a 73rd National Jewish Book Award. This powerful book is the perfect read for this and every month. Check out our review below. bit.ly/4hu0F8v @beaconpress.bsky.social

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We can't wait to see you on March 12 at Temple Emanu-El for the 74th National Jewish Book Awards celebration, hosted by Dani Shapiro. Take a look at celebrations past as we get ready to honor this year's winners & finalists. Reserve your ticket here. bit.ly/4h5LAcW

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"I had to offer my characters a kind of forgiveness, even if they had been so incapable of doing that themselves." Tova Mirvis delves into the true-crime murder that inspired her gripping new novel, WE WOULD NEVER. Read more here. bit.ly/41jXESm @avidreaderpress.bsky.social

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As we head into #Shabbat, we're turning to John Houston's reflections on Jewish identity in the aftermath of October 7th. bit.ly/3Qul6X0

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With heavy hearts, we are turning to Zeeva Bukai's poem on loss and devastation. bit.ly/41mfOTM This piece is a part of our Witnessing series. You can read more from it here. bit.ly/4gQueje

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Congratulations to our Winter 2025 Natan Notable Books winner Lee Yaron for 10/7: 100 HUMAN STORIES. Read the full press release here. bit.ly/41ier8y @stmartinspress.bsky.social

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"HOW TO SHARE AN EGG by Bonny Reichert is a journey of survival & self-empowerment. It is a memoir that explores how understanding potatoes & borscht (and yourself!) can heal intergenerational trauma." Read more from reviewer Avery Robinson here. bit.ly/4b6Qq7G

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We have the perfect #ValentinesDay #ReadingRec for you—Jessica Soffer's THIS IS A LOVE STORY. Click below to read more from Lynda Cohen Loigman's review of this stunning new novel. bit.ly/3CMNdxh @duttonbooks.bsky.social

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We're thrilled to introduce you to the incredible host of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards celebration, Dani Shapiro . We hope you'll join us on March 12th to raise a glass to the fantastic winners and finalists! Reserve your tickets here. bit.ly/4h5LAcW

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THE TREE OF LIFE by Elisa Boxer & illustrated by Alianna Rozentsveig has been honored with a 2025 Sydney Taylor Silver Medal in the Picture Book category! JBC spoke with the author & illustrator team about their book. It's the perfect read as we head into Tu B'Shevat! bit.ly/4hQEdGd

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Happy #PublicationDay to Eli Zuzovsky's MAZELTOV! 🎉 JBC's reviewer Jason K. Friedman writes, "This is a deeply felt novel, wise to the misery of adolescence and of adulthood as well." Read our full review of this compelling new book below. @henryholtbooks.bsky.social bit.ly/417vY3c

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Open call for short stories! PAPER BRIGADE, Jewish Book Council’s acclaimed literary journal, is accepting submissions of short fiction until February 12. All authors are paid. Find details about the award-winning writers featured in the journal and submit your work here! bit.ly/2SKKue9

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WATCH: Ruth Franklin discusses her new book THE MANY LIVES OF ANNE FRANK with Jonathan Rosen at the Center for Jewish History. CC @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0eE...

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Join Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan & JBC for a conversation with acclaimed author Yael van der Wouden on Feb 13. The author witll be in conversation with Lauren Wein, vice president & editorial director for Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster. bit.ly/4jMWt5s

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Midday re-up. With thanks to @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social, @pjlibrary.org, & others for sourcing.

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Your official invitation to the 74th National Jewish Book Awards is here! We can't wait to see you on March 12th for this celebration of the incredible contributions to Jewish literature made by our winners and finalists. Reserve your tickets today. bit.ly/4h5LAcW

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We're kicking off Black History Month with Davon Loeb's powerful memoir, THE IN-BETWEENS. Peek inside with this excerpt. bit.ly/3WxCOJT

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Dive into Pam Jenoff's thrilling new historical fiction, LAST TWILIGHT IN PARIS, in this captivating excerpt! bit.ly/3Q082bI

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So happy to have a story in @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social's Paper Brigade Daily. I first drafted it in June 2021, during the COVID era, & workshopped on Zoom. Huge thanks to my first readers and to editors Josh Rolnick & Becca Kantor. www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/dod... #booksky #shortstory

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"Kenneth Turan's deep knowledge and love of film, his eye for a great anecdote, and his easygoing, conversational tone make this book a delight from start to finish...It’s altogether an outstanding achievement." - @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/louis-b...

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#OnThisDay in 1874 Gertrude Stein was born. In celebration of this, we're returning to THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS by Gertrude Stein & illustrated by Maira Kalman. Check out our review below. bit.ly/30zqaPF @penguinpress.bsky.social

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Join Sara Glass & Eli Zuzovsky on Feb 20th @ 7p.m. ET for a virtual conversation about queer discovery within the Jewish community. Moderated by Stephanie Butnick. Grab your free ticket! bit.ly/3WDRUQE In partnership with The Jewish Museum & GOLDA, your Jewish Lifestyle Guide

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@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social reviews The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin.

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#KPCrew member Joan Leegant's DISPLACED PERSONS is named a finalist in the National Jewish Book Awards! @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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We hope that you'll join us in celebrating the achievements of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards winners & finalists at an in-person ceremony on March 12, hosted by Dani Shapiro. Swipe thru to see what the co-chairs for the celebration have to say about this year's honorees. Tix👉 bit.ly/4h5LAcW

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Lilith sends a huge mazel tov to Ayelet Tsabari, whose novel "Songs for the Brokenhearted" won the JJ Greenberg Memorial Award in Fiction at the 74th National Jewish Book Awards last week! Read Na'amit Sturm Nagel's review of the book from our Fall 2024 issue now: buff.ly/4eSrdOu

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On #LunarNewYear we're reading TWO NEW YEARS by Richard Ho illustrated by Lynn Scurfield. Exploring "the connections between two different cultures in one family. While the celebrations are unique, they share common elements of remembrance & joy." Read more! bit.ly/3HQAtEU

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Oh I missed this lovely review of my book by @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social, thanks so much! "De Bastion is a lyrical writer and a determined researcher. Her love for her grandfather and their shared passion for music make this a moving account" www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/the-pia...

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Congratulations to Paris Papamichos Chronakis! His book The Business of Transition won a 2024 National Jewish Book Award - The JDC-Herbert Katzki Award (Writing Based on Archival Material) www.sup.org/books/jewish... @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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Mazal tov to Talia Carner whose book THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO was named a National Jewish Book Award finalist in the Book Club category! Honored that Carner, a best selling novelist who places Jewish women at the center, is a member of the HBI Board of Advisors. @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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We're still kvelling over this week's announcement of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards winners and finalists. Swipe through to hear from JBC's President Elisa Spungen Bildner on the power of the awards and click below to see the full list of awardees. ⁠https://bit.ly/3E0yIGB

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I am stunned, delighted and so, so grateful for this incredible honour. SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED won a National Jewish Book Award this week. Thank you so much, @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social! Congratulations, also, to finalist Joan Leegant and @tobylloyd.bsky.social

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Peep @simchagross.bsky.social’s groundbreaking _Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity_

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מזל טוב לכל הסופרים!📚👏

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Mazal tov to Ronit Irshai and Tanya Zion-Waldoks on winning the 74th National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for "Holy Rebellion: Religious Feminism and the Transformation of Judaism and Women's Rights in Israel"! www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/74t... @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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"'It’s especially meaningful that this year’s awards are going to a number of Israeli authors and books on Israel,' Elisa Spungen Bildner, the @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social’s president, said in a statement." Amen. www.jta.org/2025/01/22/c...

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Thanks to the @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social my book’s cover has a cool new update

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Congratulations to Jonathan Marc Gribetz, whose book Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO’s Effort to Know the Enemy has received the Jewish Book Council’s Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award for History 📘🎉: press.princeton.edu/news/nationa... @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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We're also happy to share that four other Brandeis University Press titles were finalists in National Jewish Book Award categories @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social. It's a privilege to work with such fine authors. Congratulations to all! #BrandeisPress #bookawards #jewishstudies #booksky #finalists

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Mazel tov @simchagross.bsky.social !!! www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/babylon...

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I dashed off a post earlier b/c I was still a bit in shock so I want to circle back. FIrst, a huge thank-you to @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social for reading and recognizing this book. Second, writig this book took about ten years. There are so many important stories to be told about the camp.

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