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...

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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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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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...

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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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

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 ...

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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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