Jewish Book Council

Try your hand at this scrumptious West Boston Cream Pie for #Shavuot, from the 75th National Jewish Book Award winner for Food Writing & Cookbooks! ARTHURS: HOME OF THE NOSH is a treat for the chefs & cookbook lovers in your life. Find out more below. bit.ly/4jpLA7Y

The mem­bers of the GJLA are The Wingate Prize (UK), Jew­ish Book Coun­cil (US), @JCCAssociation (JCCs) (US and Cana­da) and @jlfbookweek (UK).

Join the Global Jewish Literary Alliance for a conversation with the 2026 Wingate Prize winner, @amirtibon, & the 75th National Jewish Book Award winner for the Book Club & Hebrew Fiction in Translation categories, @IshiRon1. Tickets here. bit.ly/4wDhZzP

“[A] sweep­ing and ambi­tious his­to­ry that chal­lenges many of the assump­tions this sub­ject invites...essential” - Brilliant review of THE FIRST GHETTO from Jan Burzlaff for @JewishBook @GeorginaCapel @BasicBooks @picadorbooks jewishbookcouncil.org/book/the-first…

#Writers, we're thrilled to share @MiamiBookFair's Emerging Writer Fellowships call for submissions! You have until May 31st to submit your application for this immersive and enriching opportunity. Click below to learn more. bit.ly/4ceVLMi

We can't wait to see you on May 28 at 7 p.m. ET at Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for a screen­ing of HESTER STREET and a dis­cus­sion with author Dr. Julia Wag­n­er & film­mak­er and Colum­bia pro­fes­sor Ira Deutch­man. bit.ly/4n8PtC1

“Before the fire, there is glit­ter. There’s glit­ter on the sign out­side the girls’ cab­in—G‑3 So Free!” Read Ali Littman’s story “Coyotes” in PB Daily (@JewishBook) #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/coyot…

Join Hannah Senesh Community Day School on May 27 at 6 p.m. for a fam­i­ly-cen­tered conversation with DON'T FEED THE LION coauthor Bianna Golodryga in dia­logue with Abby Sher, fea­tur­ing a spe­cial video mes­sage from coauthor Yonit Levi. bit.ly/4dDtDTI

Nu Reads is headed west! Join us at Zibby's Bookshop in Santa Monica, CA on May 26 at 6 p.m. for a celebration of PORCUPINES by Fran Fabriczki. Fabriczki will be in conversation with Daniela Gerson, author of THE WANDERERS. Tickets! bit.ly/4crlArs @reboot

@TheJewishMuseum This event is mod­er­at­ed by Stephanie But­nick and cospon­sored by The Jew­ish Muse­um, Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, GOL­DA, and The Ripped Bodice Bookstore. bit.ly/4u7KZNY

@TheJewishMuseum A free tick­et to this event includes admis­sion to The Jew­ish Muse­um, where you can view the cur­rent exhib­it, Joan Sem­mel: In the Flesh. Come ear­ly to see it before the exhib­it clos­es. bit.ly/4u7KZNY

Coming out on Tues May 19 is Dahlia Adler's delightful adult rom-com SOON BY YOU. "An enemy-to-lovers romance that peeks into the closed world of New York City's young Orthodox Jews with authenticity and spice." Read more JBC reviewer Brandi Larsen here! bit.ly/4uaeMWX

"In SPINNING AT THE EDGES, Elizabeth Poliner has cre­at­ed a pow­er­ful study of the strength & fragili­ty that comes with every human con­nec­tion, as well as the effect of inter­gen­er­a­tional trauma." Just out is this mesmerizing novel! bit.ly/4wuHIuk @harperbooks

Join Reboot, @JewishBook’s Nu Reads, and @zibbysbookshop for a special evening with Fran Fabriczki in conversation with @dhgerson on Porcupines, motherhood, secrets, and Jewish identity. May 26, 6 PM PT at Zibby’s Bookshop. Register: jewishbookcouncil.org/events/nu-read…

"McAuley has man­aged to carve out some­thing dis­tinc­tive. He has unrav­eled the mys­te­ri­ous career of the rene­gade who fore­saw the exis­ten­tial need for an ances­tral Jew­ish home­land." - @JewishBook jewishbookcouncil.org/book/edmond-de…

Join us this Wednesday, May 13th, at 7 p.m. at @TheJewishMuseum for a conversation between Dahlia Adler and Lily Meyer, moderated by Stephanie Butnick, on— Love, Sex, and Jews: Writing Jewish Romance. Grab your free tickets here! bit.ly/4u7KZNY @TheRippedBodice

"Leviti­cus tells us to love not only our neigh­bors, but strangers as well. I hope that this book will help to plant that idea in her heart." As we approach #MothersDay, we're reading @JillSantopolo's piece on writing #KidLit infused with Jewish values. bit.ly/4nai49L

We can't wait to see you next Wednesday May 13th at 7 p.m. for this fascinating conversation at @TheJewishMuseum on Love, Sex, and Jews: Writ­ing Jew­ish Romance with Dahlia Adler and Lily Meyer! Free tickets bit.ly/4u7KZNY @TheRippedBodice

Give the best Mother’s Day gift this year! Use code NUMOM26 for 15% off a whole year of Nu Reads. Give mom early access to the best of new Jewish literature, exclusive events, signed books, and curated goodies. Gift today! nureads.org