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Rachel Brahinsky is co-author of "A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area."
Posted inCulture

Going ‘beneath the sidewalk’ to reveal the Bay Area’s untold history

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 14, 2020October 15, 2020
Poet Louise Glück, seen here at the National Book Awards in New York City in 2014, is the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Photo/JTA-Robin Marchant-Getty Images)
Posted inPoetry

WNBA’s Jewish Bird; Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Tiburon novelist Leslie K. Barry is the author of "Newark Minutemen."
Posted inBooks

North Bay writer pens tale of Jewish mobsters fighting Nazis… in New Jersey

by Dan Pine October 7, 2020October 14, 2020
From the cover art for "The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua.
Posted inOff the Shelf

New Israeli novels explore the weight of memory

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 23, 2020October 14, 2020
Writer Anne Lamott (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Writer Anne Lamott to offer thoughts on courage at Days of Awe event

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Two new works of historical fiction: “Villa of Delirium” by Adrien Goetz and “Exile Music” by Jennifer Steil.
Posted inOff the Shelf

On the Riviera, in Bolivia … Jewish historical fiction that travels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 31, 2020October 14, 2020
a picture of an older white woman next to cover art "Unexpected Encounters," which features abstract geometric shapes
Posted inBooks

Tales of lockdown give immediacy to Palo Alto retiree’s short story collection

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 21, 2020August 22, 2020
"Monologues from the Makom" is a collection of essays exploring female sexuality in the Orthodox world. (Illustration/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inBooks

Taking a page from ‘Vagina Monologues,’ a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
From the cover of “D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths,” Nate's new favorite book.
Posted inParenting

I’m baffled by the books my kids love — and thrilled

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 14, 2020
the cover of "The Takeaway Men" next to a headshot of Meryl Ain
Posted inBooks

‘The Takeaway Men’: Local rabbi’s mom chooses post-Holocaust theme for first novel

by Liz Harris August 13, 2020August 21, 2020

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