Songs for the Butcher's Daughter
by Peter Manseau
"Seductive and playful, this novel, with many unforgettable scenes, is also a serious meditation on language, love, loyalty and memory." -- New York Jewish Week
Winner of the 2008 National Jewish Book Award and the 2009 Sophie Brody Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Jewish Literature. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
An uplifting story about a woman who not only survived slavery but made it her life's work to fight against it. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
This novel traces the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah and the people who saved it, from the time of the Inquisition to the end of World War II. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The September of Shiraz
by Dalia Sofer
This partially autobiographical novel takes place during the Iranian revolution and shows the conditions with which Iranian Jews had to cope. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
Memory: A Novel
by Philippe Grimbert
Grimblet, a pyschoanalyst by profession has written this short novel that became a best-seller in France. It takes a strong grip on the reader and leaves you with a feeling of closure and triumph. Winner of the prestigious "Prix Goncourt" and Elle Magazine's "Readers Prize". SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
For the Relief of the Unbearable Urges
by Nathan Englander
Filled with humour and wit, this collection of short stories creates remarkable images and characters. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
One More Year: Stories
by Sana Krasikov
Krasikov produces an unforgettable set of characters as they face loss and love, and try to succeed in a foreign land. Winner of the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The World to Come
by Dora Horn
Inspired by the real theft of a Chagall painting, Horn crafts a story laced with tales of art forgery, Yiddish lore and Russian history that will keep the reader moved and amazed. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
by Lucette Lagnado
The story of a Wall Street Journal reporter and her family, whose wealthy life in Egypt was shattered after Farouk's fall, their dangerous journey to the US and their adjustment to life in New York without money or friends. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Residents of Guernsey Island display great courage dealing with German invaders in World War II and learn to amuse themselves by reading books. Written in the form of letters, this book is funny, warm-hearted and witty. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
NON-FICTION
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Women
by Nora Ephron
The author of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and many other movies and books shares with us the ups and downs of growing older and talks with frankness and humour on the effects of aging. Funny, moving and filled with advice, this book is a great read. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Importance of Being Barbara
by Tom Santopietero
A detailed account of Barbara Streisand's career as an artist, her love of politics and the very high standards she sets for whatever she does. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
Outliers
by Martin Gladwell
Gladwell argues that it is not the brightest who succeed, he writes, "nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them." SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews?
by Jonny Geller
Hilarious and useful A-Z of world history and popular culture, measuring whether a wide variety of subjects are, in fact, good for the Jews. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Year of Living Biblically
by A.J. Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs spends a year living a life that follows biblical commandments. In the process, he must wrestle with some archaic rules and ways of life in the 21st century. This book is moving and fun to read ... thou shalt not be able to put it down! SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
I Am Too Young to be 70: And Other Delusions
by Judith Viorst
The poems in this slim book are funny, delightful and clever. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
The Divided Self: Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today
by David J. Goldberg
In this thought-provoking book, Goldberg highlights the growing gap between Israel and Diaspora Jewishness and argues that Israeli and Diaspora Jews are in danger of becoming divided by a common heritage. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS - WRITE A REVIEW
