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The Anatomy of Exile by Zeeva Bukai

An all-night read ( ‘cuz you won’t be able to put it down) author Zeeva Bukai hits it out of the park with her debut novel, The Anatomy of Exile, a deeply moving saga that speaks to the meaning of home and identity.

The Council of Wise Women by Izzy Abrahmson

If you are looking for the great American novel perhaps, try another book. But if you want a giggle blended with honesty and a little chutzpah, consult The Council of Wise Women. It’s a hoot.

The Mad Woman in the Rabbi’s Attic by Gila Fine

In preparation for her bat mitzvah acclaimed Talmudic scholar, author Gila Fine read The Book of Legends, “a collection of stories from the Talmud.” The theme on women made her cry, saddened the founding fathers of her beloved religion “could have such a low opinion of me and my…

Legal Gladiator The Life of Alan Dershowitz by Solomon Schmidt

“He’s what Michael Jordan is to sports, Shakespeare to literature or Einstein to science”. These words from Solomon Schmidt, author of the only biography “of arguably the most iconic lawyer in American history” Alan Dershowitz. Schmidt spares no ink portraying Dershowitz “a…

The Oracle of Spring Garden Road by Norrin M. Ripsman

Beholden to nobody, abdicating all but the most exigent social contact, Gabriel Klein held to the belief, “Man is born free but is everywhere in chains.” Gabriel unshackled, big time! Living two decades on the street, nicknamed Crazy Eddie, the homeless, open-air resident had no boss to…