Jewish Literature & Fiction

Hebrew Mysticism Comes Alive in Stunning Urban Fantasy

There’s hardly anything I love more than a unique mythological fantasy, and The Sanhedrin Chronicles by J.S. Gold surpassed my expectations with its distinct worldbuilding, complex characters and stunning prose. To my fellow fantasy lovers, I cannot recommend this book enough! In this urban fantasy, ancient Hebrew mysticism comes alive…

Katie BloomerFebruary 18, 2025

Romance

Jewish Mysticism Brings Wedding Date to Life in Hilarious Rom-Com

There are several scenes in I Made It Out of Clay that are laugh-out-loud hilarious which contrast with the poignant tender moments in the life of protagonist Eve Goodman for whom one feels heartfelt empathy. This is author and playwright Beth Kander’s debut adult novel, an endearing, clever mash-up of…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 28, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Expert Tapestry of Jewish History and Gripping Mystery

In 2005, American journalist and single father Judah Loeb returns to Israel to investigate the decades-old death of an academic mentor and Holocaust survivor, only to discover that the past is indeed a foreign land in Philip Graubart’s entrancing Here There Is No Why. Ten years after the suicide of…

Peggy KurkowskiOctober 22, 2024

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Ancient Mysteries With International Reach Make “The Sword of David” an Enticing Thriller

"A Jewish Da Vinci Code with an even better ending." — Alan Dershowitz, NYT bestselling author —∞— Ancient prophecies. Buried treasure. Closely-guarded secrets. All three ingredients make for some of the most satisfying types of thrillers, not to mention globetrotting and a formidable foe or two thrown into the mix.…

Chelsea CicconeSeptember 7, 2021

Fiction Recommended

Jewish Coming-of-Age Navigates Friendship, Racial Prejudice & Self-Discovery

Adam Unrehearsed (Wicked Son) is a captivating coming-of-age novel set in Flushing, New York, during the early 1970s. Skillfully crafted by co-host of TLV1’s The Promised Podcast, Don Futterman, the story revolves around Adam Miller, a Jewish boy on the brink of his bar mitzvah, who is navigating the fragility and…

Natalia KavaleNovember 14, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Adam Unrehearsed by Don Futterman (Wicked Son) Dear Reader, Long before I was a novelist, columnist, podcaster or education reformer, I was a public school kid in Flushing Queens. It was the 1970s. Unlike my parents, the…

AuthorBuzzNovember 13, 2023

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Lifelong Enemies Turn Lovers While Party Planning in Feel-Good Rom-Com

Can opposites really attract? Meredith Schorr’s new enemies-to-lovers rom-com novel, Someone Just Like You (Forever), presents Molly Blum and Jude Stark, two emotionally authentic and strong-willed characters so fixated on tormenting each other that love seems a most unlikely outcome. Enemies ever since a playground recess in first grade where…

Anne Eliot FeldmanAugust 10, 2023

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Two Very Different Cultures Find Common Ground in the Freedom of Music

In such a crowded market, it’s difficult to find new approaches and new stories, but Weina Dai Randel manages to do just this in her sweeping saga The Last Rose of Shanghai (Lake Union). There have been few stories about the Jewish pogrom as well as the oppression of the…

Aimie K. RunyanNovember 11, 2021

Fiction Recommended

Jewish Boy’s Strange Journey to the Promised Land

More than historical fiction, The Immigrant by Frederic Petrovsky can be defined as a fine bit of motivational philosophizing -- and a most satisfying read. The Immigrant follows an admirable and eclectic list of previous works by Petrovsky: The Clinton Diaries, speculative fiction about former president Bill Clinton, his obsessions…

Sherri DaleyNovember 18, 2022

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Celebrity Inmate Rocks Status Quo of Otisville, America’s Only Jewish Prison

The Prison Minyan (Lightning Books), Jonathan Stone’s latest work of fiction, is a sage, droll novel that keeps the reader glued until the final pages. The book takes place at Otisville, the only Jewish correctional facility in the United States. His depiction of the prisoners — those incarcerated for various…

Susan Shapiro BarashJanuary 13, 2022

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Reyna Marder Gentin Turns Former Law Career into “Unreasonable Doubts”

Even a Yale-educated, NYC public defender with a loving boyfriend and an apartment on the Upper West Side who knows and respects the law can be thrown off course. Blinded by temptation, Liana becomes intrigued with her smart, handsome criminal client and fails to see all that she has. While…

Jennifer BlankfeinFebruary 18, 2021

Jewish Literature & Fiction

Hebrew Mysticism Comes Alive in Stunning Urban Fantasy

Expert Tapestry of Jewish History and Gripping Mystery

Ancient Mysteries With International Reach Make “The Sword of David” an Enticing Thriller

Jewish Coming-of-Age Navigates Friendship, Racial Prejudice & Self-Discovery

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

Lifelong Enemies Turn Lovers While Party Planning in Feel-Good Rom-Com

Tall Poppy Review: Two Very Different Cultures Find Common Ground in the Freedom of Music

Celebrity Inmate Rocks Status Quo of Otisville, America’s Only Jewish Prison

Reyna Marder Gentin Turns Former Law Career into “Unreasonable Doubts”

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