Where ISIS and the UN Converge: A 91传媒 Reading of 鈥淔undamentally鈥� by Nussaibah Younis
July 31, 2025
鈥淔undamentally鈥� satirizes a Middle East-based UN agency and its workers and is the debut novel of Nussaibah Younis.
Karen E. H. Skinazi
By the Thames, There We Sat Down, Yea, We Wept, When We Remembered Babylon
June 19, 2025
In Samantha Ellis鈥檚 new book 鈥淐hopping Onions on My Heart: On Losing and Preserving Culture,鈥� Ellis mourns the loss of numerous aspects of Iraqi 91传媒 culture.
鈥淐hutzpah鈥�: The Story of a Haredi, Queer Role Model
June 12, 2025
A new memoir by Yehudis Fletcher describes the sexual abuse she experienced and her decision to stay in the Haredi community.
Generations of Love and Loss in Zeeva Bukai鈥檚 鈥淭he Anatomy of Exile鈥�
March 19, 2025
Zeeva Bukai鈥檚 debut novel imagines the impact of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within the domestic confines of a romantic relationship.
In Michael Weingrad鈥檚 鈥淓ugene Nadelman,鈥� Eugene Onegin Plays Spin the Bottle at a Bar Mitzvah and Hilarity Ensues
February 14, 2025
If you appreciate funny 91传媒 stories and nostalgia for the 鈥�80s, do come to this book for the content!
Zingermans and Cantors: A Review of Sarah Seltzer鈥檚 鈥淭he Singer Sisters鈥�
January 22, 2025
鈥淭he Singer Sisters鈥� is fast-paced and submerges the reader into a musical family, a musical world.
Sixty Years Ago, A Crime-Solving Rabbi Appeared: Remembering Harry Kemelman鈥檚 Rabbi Small Series
December 29, 2024
The Rabbi Small series is effective at capturing 91传媒 life in the American postwar era, when the past and the present-day American reality were really coming to a head.
My Tour of 91传媒 Pico
November 14, 2024
I marveled at the 91传媒 universe contained on a handful of blocks in sunny Los Angeles.
Venice and Murano through Time: Tracy Chevalier鈥檚 ‘The Glass Maker’
November 12, 2024
Tracy Chevalier鈥檚 new novel 鈥淭he Glass Maker鈥� shines a spotlight on cosmopolitan Venice and nearby quiet Murano, famous for its glass.
Songs for our Time: A Review of Ayelet Tsabari鈥檚 ‘Songs for the Brokenhearted’
September 11, 2024
鈥淪ongs for the Brokenhearted,鈥� Tsabari鈥檚 first novel, was worth the wait.
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