Written for anyone interested in Talmudic and culinary learning, Kenden Alfond’s "Feeding Women of the Talmud, Feeding Ourselves" is a book to nourish your brain, spirit, and... Read More

In Terry Roberts’s ominous historical novel My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black, Ellis Island’s immigration policies take a bleak post-war turn. In 1920, an Irish immigrant... Read More

Just before their wedding, Julia’s husband-to-be Aaron died in a freak hiking accident. Now she’s a “wianceé” caught between grief and new passions. In Rachel... Read More

Somewhere in between destiny and chance, a man who has bitterly withdrawn from the world receives an invitation to rejoin it in Kim Hooper’s "Cherry Blossoms".... Read More

Jill Baguchinsky’s outwardly lighthearted "Mammoth" comes with an important message. Natalie is a plus-size high school junior who blogs about fashion and paleontology. An... Read More

Intensely dark and sardonic, "Sommelier of Deformity" is also, paradoxically, an uplifting and redemptive story. Buddy Hayes, a self-described troll who spends most of his time... Read More

Likable characters, an intricate world, and imaginative settings combine to make a satisfying young-adult read in Jennifer Brody’s "Return of the Continuums", the second book... Read More