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Can a Buddhist monk, a magical Monkey, and a Pig find a teacher for the Jews of Kaifeng?
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Book cover shows Monk, Pigsy, and Monkey on stylized clouds with Hebrew texts on the side.
January 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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It’s Passover! Time to slurp the soup, crunch the matzah, and joke about Moses never asking for directions. Also a great time to speak w/Maggie Anton about the Midwives’ Escape. jewishlibraries.org/midwives-esc...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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For 100 years the Rosenfelds have been trapped in a time bubble in their tenement apartment in New York. Can Rabbi Meyer Poppers, Magic Maker rescue them alive?
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When all else fails … call the Magic Maker / a conversation with Mickey Dubrow
For 100 years the Rosenfelds have been trapped in a time bubble in their tenement apartment on the lower East Side of New York. They can only catch glimpes of the outside world which has no idea that ...
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November 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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Every year, the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award committee scours the book world for books with significant Jewish content. This month I am excited to speak with Rena Citrin about the lastest winners of this award. #nicejewishbookspodcast

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AJL Fiction Award Winners
Every year, the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award committee scours the book world for books with significant Jewish content. They look for extra-ordinary writing, accurate depictions of Je...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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After years of waiting for her husband to send tickets, Bluma packs up her daughters & travels from Romania to rural Ohio. She finds a sad farm & a husband more interested in Talmud than farming.
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Book cover for Wild Grapes over a line drawing of a farm.
May 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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In Displaced Persons Joan Leegant's stories are full of relatable people, situations, and humor, not to mention delicious sentences! jewishlibraries.org/small-moment...
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Small Moments Made Large in Displaced Persons : a conversation with Joan Leegan
In March, Rena Citrin, chair of the Association of Jewish Libraries fiction award, told me (not quite in these words) to get my tush in gear and read Joan Leegant’s excellent short story collection, D...
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May 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Man of her dreams? or destructive Golem? Check out a conversation with Jean Meltzer about Magical Meet Cute. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #romance #jewishjoy #nicejewishbookspodcast #associationofjewishlibraries #jewishfiction
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December 21, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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A conversation w/ Katherine Villyard to discuss Immortal Gifts, a historical fantasy starring Abraham, a Jewish vampire trying to balance immortal life, Jewish identity, and love for his wife, Destiny.
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Immortal Gifts : tales of a Jewish vampire with Katherine Villyard
In this episode of Nice Jewish Books… Sheryl Stahl sits down with author Katherine Villyard to discuss Immortal Gifts, a historical fantasy starring Abraham, a Jewish vampire trying to balance immorta...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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In Shelly Jay Shore’s novel, Love Me Like a Rock Star, Delilah sets out with Emmet, a closeted golem, on the honeymoon planned before her fiancé broke her heart. .
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Book is set over map of the USA and a travel to-do list.
September 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Annamae lives in New York with her brother and linguist mother. Ani lives on a homestead which is a safe place for misfits and homeless. The stories spiral together as each girl grows into her identity. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #NiceJewishBooksPodcast #JewishFiction #AJL
May 14, 2024 at 3:38 AM