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Bashie Lisker: arc, villainy, and the inevitability of frum guilt
Bashie calls Lie of the Land, the Family First serial she just completed, a thriller; she set out to write a suspenseful story for frum women who grew…
Chewing on Fiction
A chat with authors Adina Edeman, Esty Heller, Menucha Ceitlin, and Chanie Spira
Rivka Streicher: character, statements, and the hammering action toward growth
Just out, On Paper is a short story collection featuring imaginative stories about contemporary characters discovering themselves and finding unexpected…
Yonah Klein: tone, fantasy, and the humanity behind superpowers
Some of our beloved authors have a signature voice, a comforting familiarity where you know what you’ll get.
Channah Cohen: voices, heroes, and the great confrontation of history
Guardian of the Flames, out just before Chanukah, is a story set in the time of the Hasmonean wars, deep in the Maccabbee camp.
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Shuli Mensh: hidden heroes, details, and the limitless possibilities of imagination
Newly released, Today is a fresh and easy novel about a battle-scarred family.
Early Reviews + Rachel Newton: specificity, nurture, and the open-endedness of respect
The new releases can’t come fast enough. While there’s enough time to Yom Tov that you’re excused if you’ve forgotten about it, today we’re focused on…
Leah Gebber: Seamlines, forgiveness, and the forgotten struggle of history
Within My Walls isn’t shy about its nuance, care, or thoughtfulness.
Sara Miriam Gross: the pot on the stove, permission, and the pebbles within the details
Most books list just one name on the cover.
Riva Pomerantz: Take Two, the messy middle, and the discomfort of multidimensionality
Released just before Yom Tov, Take Two is a provocative family drama, tapping into the emotion you expect from Riva Pomerantz and breaking through the…
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Talking Fiction
A chat with A. Yarden, Rochel Istrin, Miriam Luxenberg, Yonah Klein, and Brocha Miller
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Bracha Rosman: format, vibe, and the connecting power of the oomph of life
The world of teen reading is small.
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