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...

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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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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Book cover shows Monk, Pigsy, and Monkey on stylized clouds with Hebrew texts on the side.

Can a Buddhist monk, a magical Monkey, and a Pig find a teacher for the Jews of Kaifeng?
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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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Using universal Jewish themes, values, and mitzvot across the calendar featured ELLA KVELLEPHANT

Recommended recent and forthcoming Jewish children's books featured A TURKISH ROSHASHANAH

We loved connecting with the amazing librarians at the #AssociationOfJewishLibraries’ annual conference in San Diego this year. Thank you for highlighting so many of our books! #kidsbooks

Adam Unrehearsed: surviving 1970 & his Bar Mitsvah Adam is a twelve year old boy preparing for his bar mitzvah in Flushing New York in the early 1970. In many ways, he is a typical kid, trying to fit in at school, but also trying to find himself and ...

Can Adam survive the turmoil of the early 1970s AND his bar mitvah? Join me for a conversation with author Don Futterman about his book Adam Unrehearsed. jewishlibraries.org/adam-unrehea... #jewishfiction #jewishbooks #nicejewishbooks #historicalfiction #associationofjewishlibraries