Modern Jewish Fiction
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Lost Tribe
by Paul Zakrzewski
Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled …
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For the Relief of Unbearable Urges
by Nathan Englander
A work of stunning authority and imagination, Englander's debut contains ten energized, irreverent stories rooted in the weight of Jewish history and the customs of …
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The Art of the Story
by Daniel Halpern
An anthology of some 80 stories, including two dozen translations. The latter range from The Elephant Vanishes, a look at Japanese society by Haruki Murakami, …
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Book Lust
by Nancy Pearl
What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best …
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Jewish Holiday Cooking
by Jayne Cohen
In Jewish Holiday Cooking, Jayne Cohen shares a wide-ranging collection of traditional Jewish recipes, as well as inventive new creations and contemporary variations on the …
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The Cambridge Companion to Jewish American Literature
by Hana Wirth-Nesher
For more than two hundred years, Jews have played important roles in the development of American literature. The Cambridge Companion to Jewish American Literature addresses …
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The Book of Lists: Horror
by Amy Wallace
The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! …
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The Cambridge Companion to Philip Roth
by Timothy Parrish
From the moment that his debut book, Goodbye, Columbus (1959), won him the National Book Award, Philip Roth has been among the most influential and …
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Philip Roth
by Derek Parker Royal
Of all contemporary American writers, Philip Roth is perhaps the most ambitious, yet he is one of the most underrepresented in terms of critical attention …
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Redemption
by Steven G. Kellman
In following author Henry Roth's tortured life from his childhood on the Jewish Lower East Side to his twilight years in New Mexico, literary critic …
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Mocking the Age
by Elaine B. Safer
Explores the comic devices Roth uses to satirize his times, the Jewish community, and himself.
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Philip Roth
by Debra B. Shostak
Looking at Philip Roth's writing life as a "book of voices," Debra Shostak listens in on the conversations that this prominent American novelist has conducted …
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Requiem for Harlem
by Henry Roth
In the concluding book in this extraordinary, four-volume spiritual and literary odyssey, Roth tells the psychologically lacerating story of Ira Stigman, a senior at City …
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Call It Sleep
by Henry Roth
When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster …
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The Outside World
by Tova Mirvis
Tzippy Goldman was born for marriage. She and her mother had always assumed she’d graduate high school, be set up with the right boy, and …
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Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period
by Larry R. Helyer
Larry R. Helyer provides an introduction and historical context for the wealth of Jewish literature outside the Hebrew Bible, and he explores the pressures, realities, …
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Women's Minyan
by Naomi Ragen
"Naomi Ragen's first play premiered in 2002 at Israel's National Theater, Habimah, and had its American premiere at Duke University in North Carolina in 2005. …
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The Ghost of Hannah Mendes
by Naomi Ragen
The ghost of a real-life historical figure helps elderly Catherine da Costa convince her granddaughters to travel across Europe with her and helps them find …
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Welcome to Heavenly Heights
by Risa Miller
Viewed through the pinhole of one ragged apartment building's door, Miller's prose illuminates the families, friendships, loves, sorrows, and religious faith that make up a …
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Red Sea
by Emily Benedek
Based on real intelligence, this debut novel takes readers on a frighteninglyplausible thrill ride into the dark heart of international terrorism.
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The Romance Reader
by Pearl Abraham
Widely applauded when it was published last year, Pearl Abraham's debut novel The Romance Reader possesses that quality that distinguishes all great fiction—a fresh look …
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Off the Derech
by Faranak Margolese
Off the Derech is the phrase used within the Orthodox Jewish community to describe those who have left Jewish observance. Using questionnaires, extensive interviews with …
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Seven Blessings
by Ruchama King
The closed, secret world of matchmaking in contemporary Israel provides the titillating pivot for a story of uncommon proportions. In Ruchama King's skillful hands, Seven …
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Unchosen
by Hella Winston
When Hella Winston began talking with Hasidic Jews for her doctoral dissertation in sociology, she was excited to be meeting with members of the highly …
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Tales of Nehama
by Leah Abramowitz
Who was Nehama Leibowitz? This question is thoroughly and lovingly explored in Tales of Nehama, by Lea Abramowitz. The result is a fascinating, in-depth exploration …
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In My Mother's House
by Margaret McMullan
In My Mother's House is a beautiful, haunting, and expertly told novel about a daughter's obsession to understand her mother's commitment to silence about their …
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Scream Queens of the Dead Sea
by Gilad Elbom
Newly repatriated from the Israeli army, a young man decides to take a job in a mental institution, but he soon discovers himself trapped in …