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[Book Review] A New Memoir by Sarah Birnbach
Posted on August 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Sarah Birnbach The Mourner’s Kaddish is a traditional Jewish prayer, written in Aramaic. At the loss of a parent, child, or spouse, it is traditional to recite the prayer for eleven months. After the loss of her father, Sarah Birnbach commits to reciting the Kaddish, twice daily, in synagogue, for eleven months. Birnbach describes […]
New Books for Your Reading List – August 2, 2022
Posted on August 2, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me I am very much looking forward to the new books on my list this week. The first book on my list is one I picked up from the gift shop on a visit to the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, in New Orleans. The museum is dedicated to sharing the […]
[Book Review] The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Posted on July 27, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Jodi Picoult I first discovered Jodi Picoult through her more recent release, The Book of Two Ways. Since then, I’ve picked up Wish You Were Here and today, I’m reviewing The Storyteller. Needless to say, I’m becoming a big fan. The Storyteller is a duel timeline novel, exploring grief and generational trauma. Picoult also […]
[Book Review] The Anticipated New Release from Sherry V. Ostroff
Posted on July 27, 2022 1 Comment
By Sherry V. Ostroff The much anticipated new release from Sherry V. Ostroff is here! And it is everything I hoped it would be. Ostroff sets her newest historical fiction work at a perilous time in Jewish history, the Spanish Inquisition. Like her previous works, this story is impeccably well-researched. Ostroff subtly historical details, adding […]
Amazing Books for Your Reading List – July 26, 2022
Posted on July 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me I am very much looking forward to the books on my list this week. There are some great books on it this week. The first book on my list is an advanced copy of Sarah Birmbach’s upcoming memoir, A Daughter’s Kaddish. Scheduled for release in September, Birmbach explores her own experience […]
Amazing Books for Your Reading List – July 19, 2022
Posted on July 19, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me I am very much looking forward to my reading list this week. There are some great books on it this week. The first is a new release from Sherry V. Ostroff, Expulsion. This is a work of historical fiction set during the Spanish Inquisition. Having studied in Spain, while in college, […]
[Book Review] A New Veronica Rosenthal Mystery by Sergio Olguin
Posted on June 29, 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 […]
[Book Review] Love, Guns, & God in America by Christian Fennell
Posted on June 29, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Christian Fennell The third installment in his trilogy, Christian Fennell delivers what feels more like a stand-alone novel in its own right. This coming of age story follows two youngsters seeking to escape their southern, white-nationalist upbringing. But their story will take a horrific, racial turn that will shape their future. While I did […]
[Book Review] An Interesting Twist on the Familiar Story: The Book of V. by Anna Solomon
Posted on June 29, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Anna Solomon Anna Solomon takes inspiration from the familiar biblical story of Esther for her novel. But rather than focusing on the familiar Jewish heroine, Solomon focuses instead on characters based on the banished Persian Queen Vashti. The story shifts between two time periods, 1970s Washington DC and ancient Persia. Solomon manages to draw […]
Amazing Books for Your Reading List – June 28, 2022
Posted on June 28, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me The heatwave is finally breaking! And not a moment too soon. I was starting to go a bit crazy being cooped up in the house. Although the house is looking better and better as I’m completing painting projects, changing light fixtures. I find those kinds of projects fun. Plus, it’s finally […]
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