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[Book Review] A New Veronica Rosenthal Mystery by Sergio Olguin

Posted on September 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

By Sergio Olguín (author), Miranda France (translator) Sergio Olguin brings us book three of his Veronica Rosenthal Mystery series. Currently available in Spanish, the English translation is currently scheduled for release on September 20, 2022. I was delighted to receive an advanced copy for review. Olguin sets the third installment in this series in Buenos […]

New Books for Your Reading List – September 20, 2022

Posted on September 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

Read Along with Me My reading list this week is very short again this week. With Rosh Hashannah fast approaching, my focus is elsewhere so I’m making room in my schedule. The first book is one I discovered while researching a reading list posted earlier this week for Hispanic Heritage Month. The Book of Esther […]

New Books for Your Reading List – September 13, 2022

Posted on September 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

Read Along with Me My reading list this week is very short! And by very short, I mean it’s one book. My week is a little full so I’m adjusting accordingly. The book on my list is a newly released memoir by Sarah Lavane. In Unmatched, Lavane shares her journey as an “unmatached” single in […]

[Book Review] A Nest of Snakes by Deborah Levison

Posted on September 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

By Deborah Levison Brendan Cortland lives a life of solitude. His primary interaction with other people comes from online shopping, discussion boards, and weekly therapy appointments. Brendan struggles to manage symptoms of PTSD. But despite years of therapy, he has never shared the source of his underlying trauma. Until, at the age of 47, he […]

[Book Review] Jewish Noir II by Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman

Posted on August 24, 2022 Leave a Comment

By Kenneth Wishnia and Chantelle Aimée Osman Jewish Noir II is a collection of twenty-four stories from a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish writers focusing on topics including the resurgence of anti-Semitism in the US, the influence of stereotypes about certain Jewish communities on anti-Semitic attitudes, Israel’s ongoing legacy of regional warfare, the Jewish role […]

New Books for Your Reading List – August 23, 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

Read Along with Me My reading list this week includes two advanced reader copies (ARCs) of books due out this fall. The first is a new release by Roberta Silman, Summer Lightning. I started on this one over the weekend and I’m having a hard time putting down! It’s amazing. The second is by Deborah […]

[Book Review] A New Memoir by Lara Gelya

Posted on August 17, 2022 1 Comment

By Lara Gelya Originally from Ukraine, Lara Gelya spent twenty years working at geological sites in the deserts of Uzbekistan. With the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90s, she moved to the Austria, followed by Italy, before eventually making her way to the United States. This is a book you are not […]

[Book Review] The Book of Jewish Knowledge

Posted on August 17, 2022 Leave a Comment

By The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Editor in Chief: Rabbi Yanki Tauber The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute has undertaken a seven year project to produce a volume that belongs in every Jewish home. Separated into 160 sub-sections, covering topics including: ethics, life cycle events, Shabbat observance, Jewish thought and everything in between, this book is […]

New Books for Your Reading List – August 16, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

Read Along with Me I have some great books on my reading list this week. The first is a new release coming out on October 4th – Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies) by Elisa Bernick. In her memoir, Bernick revisits her traumatic upbringing in Minnesota. In addition to exploring her […]

New Books for Your Reading List – August 9, 2022

Posted on August 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Read Along with Me I have some great books on my reading list this week. The first is a new release coming out on September 30th – The Book of Jewish Knowledge by The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. This 400+ page volume is a collection of all aspects of Judaism including major life events, Jewish […]