Facts / Mission and genres: “Fig Tree Books publishes novels (including YA) and nonfiction (including memoirs) that chronicle and enlighten the beautiful and sometimes challenging mosaic of the American Jewish Experience.” Founder... Read More

What I’m about to tell you, depending on how you feel about technology, may horrify you to your very core. One of the ways I primarily interact with books (besides reading them, duh) is with my phone. Cue the horror music. Before I had... Read More

If you think the argument over the benefits and risks of genetically modified foods is confusing and contentious, just wait until the debate over genetically modified people gets into full swing. All the elements are there: the potential... Read More

While looking for something to read on New Year’s Eve—at home, with Amazon turned off and my library not open—I was reminded that I have only a passing familiarity with a considerable portion of the books that I own. My shelves... Read More

A friend of mine and I attended a local comic con a few years back, in cosplay and our wallets full. We left with our wallets a little (a lot) emptier but our arms full of comics and other souvenirs. We wandered the booths together,... Read More

Since one in eight US women (about 12 percent) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, it is little wonder that many authors have dealt with the topic eloquently. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re... Read More

As any cat person knows, cats and reading go hand in hand. You settle down in your chair, maybe you have a cup of tea beside you, crack open your book with a satisfied sigh, and lo and behold, you’ve got a cat on your lap. Well, your... Read More

A good mystery has riddles, clues, and suspense to keep a reader guessing. Being on the edge of your seat, chewing your nails in anticipation, and shouting, “I knew she was the murderer!” before getting shushed by the librarian are... Read More