A story about a Holocaust survivor seeking vengeance showcases Leviant at his absurdist best. Beneath the linguistic panache and magical realism of Curt Leviant’s endlessly consumable "King of Yiddish" lie complex questions of family... Read More

"Lily of the Valley" is an elegantly bound poetic volume that celebrates the varied inheritances of Jewish American women with poignancy. "Lily of the Valley" is Xianna Michaels’s graceful and affecting poetic saga, the story of five... Read More

Thackerey analyzes the tension between blind faith and available proof, and sides with doubt as the more scientific choice. "The Christianity Myth" traces a layman’s journey from an inquisitive agnostic to a definitive atheist,... Read More

Newell has created a fascinating and sensual matriarchal sea world. Genetic piracy on the Fenria high seas leads to an accidental soulmate connection in Lizzie Newell’s science fiction romp, The Fisherman and the Sperm Thief. Inventive... Read More

The relationship between Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt is poignantly explored in this intelligent love story with historical roots. A story gleaned from the lines between the scandalous correspondence of writer Lorena Hickok and... Read More

"The Legacy of Skur" is an intricate, beguiling, and promising way to begin a fantasy series. Morally ambiguous wizards, half-trolls, and a powerful talisman are among the features that make "The Legacy of Skur" a compelling fantasy... Read More

This fascinating, passionate work is notable for its meticulous, intelligent approach to world history. A thrilling and expansive new work from Abolghassem Khamneipur seeks not only to explore an underappreciated religious tradition,... Read More

Though its movements have a rabbinical flavor, the interpretations are intriguing enough to provoke interest among all religious traditions. Dana Densmore’s intricate and spiritually engaging new text, "Reb Zalman Gathers Figs", seeks... Read More