Jewish American Books


Away: A NovelAway: A Novel
Best Price: $8.10
This was a very easy read and I did not want it to end. Very good book, would recommend to...
DawnDawn
Best Price: $4.18
I have read Night and Dawn, and I am awaiting the arrival of Day. Dawn is ok. I can't possibly...
Beware of God: StoriesBeware of God: Stories
Best Price: $6.95
Shalom Auslander proves himself to be a first rate talent with this classic collection of short...
Kabbalah: A Love StoryKabbalah: A Love Story
Best Price: $6.09
Rabbi Kalman Stern is such a treasure of a character. The reader follows him through his...
Women's MinyanWomen's Minyan
Best Price: $7.38
Excellent portrait of a true story that touches on the cloistered environment that is the Haredi...


The Book of Dahlia: A NovelThe Book of Dahlia: A Novel
Best Price: $5.75
I picked up this novel after hearing Elisa read at the most excellent KGB Bar in New York, and...
The German Bride: A NovelThe German Bride: A Novel
Best Price: $12.45
I loved THE OUTSIDE OF AUGUST by Joanna Hershon, so I jumped at the opportunity to read and...
Day: A NovelDay: A Novel
Best Price: $4.19
This book is a must for those who have read Night and Dawn. Night and Dawn were both extremely...
Caspian RainCaspian Rain
Best Price: $12.25
I really love books like this that give me an interesting story that keeps me turning pages...
Crossing CaliforniaCrossing California
Best Price: $0.36
I will be the first to admit that I expected to hate this book. It seems to be everything in a...


Those Who Save UsThose Who Save Us
Best Price: $121.58
I thought the experiences of the characters were probably based on some fact. The story depicted...
The Last Chicken in America: A Novel in StoriesThe Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories
Best Price: $10.00
I have been having trouble getting through fiction lately. This book cured me of that. A novel...
Bread GiversBread Givers
Best Price: $1.00
This book was required reading for my history class, but it turned out to be a pretty fast and...
Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New YorkSheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York
Best Price: $0.99
Read this book years and years ago when I got it from the library. I recently found it in a...
Up from Orchard StreetUp from Orchard Street
Best Price: $7.96
I found this story charming and enlightening regarding the Jewish immigrant experience in NYC in...

Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the EdgeLost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge
Best Price: $3.82
It's amazing how hard it is for me as a contemporary Jewish fiction writer to find contemporary...
Rashi's Daughters, Book II: MiriamRashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam
Best Price: $1.33
After throroughly enjoying the first book in this series, I was extremely disappointed with this...
How This Night Is Different: StoriesHow This Night Is Different: Stories
Best Price: $1.97
Not being Jewish there were parts of this book that I didn't quite get, but being Christian I...
The Angel of ForgetfulnessThe Angel of Forgetfulness
Best Price: $0.01
I did not fall in love with the plot of this book as much as I fell in love with Stern's...
The Wonder SpotThe Wonder Spot
Best Price: $0.19
I recently picked up The Wonder Spot from a bargain table at a local bookstore - having never...

O My America!: A Novel (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)O My America!: A Novel (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)
Best Price: $13.07
A young woman tries find peace and meaning among the complicated relationships of her extended...
Guardian of the DawnGuardian of the Dawn
Best Price: $7.50
This book by Richard Zimler revolves around a Portugese Jew family living in Goa (India), the...
The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Language and CultureThe Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Language and Culture
Best Price: $7.54
Too many writers (and genres!) are overlooked in this ideologically-blinkered study.She ignores...
A Day of Small Beginnings: A NovelA Day of Small Beginnings: A Novel
Best Price: $3.99
I couldn't put the book down from beginning to end. I was stirred by the lack of awareness I...
Abe Gilman's Ending: A NovelAbe Gilman's Ending: A Novel
Best Price: $6.65
This book is great. It evokes strong memories of a world at war and the human side of love,...

Tell Me Another Morning: An Autobiographical NovelTell Me Another Morning: An Autobiographical Novel
Best Price: $8.85
TELL ME ANOTHER MORNING This book was first published and released in 1961 and has since been...
Shadows on the Hudson: A Novel (FSG Classics)Shadows on the Hudson: A Novel (FSG Classics)
Best Price: $7.98
This is the first book I've read by Singer. Right from the start of the book, he reveals himself...
The First DesireThe First Desire
Best Price: $1.59
I enjoyed learning about all the characters in the book, but I didn't see a theme. Getting to...
Courtesan: A NovelCourtesan: A Novel
Best Price: $0.01
I just finished this book and was glad to be done with it. While the locales were exotic and...
Emma Lazarus (Jewish Encounters)Emma Lazarus (Jewish Encounters)
Best Price: $5.74
Interesting book about activist and poet Emma Lazarus, the lady who wrote the Statue of Liberty...

Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science FictionWandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
Best Price: $5.65
This book, first published in 1974, was billed as "the first time in a science fiction...
Someone Not Really Her Mother: A NovelSomeone Not Really Her Mother: A Novel
Best Price: $1.50
Yes, Harriet Chessman is a wonderful writer. And yes, Someone Not Really Her Mother has...
The J.A.P. Chronicles: A NovelThe J.A.P. Chronicles: A Novel
Best Price: $0.74
If you expect just a good beach read, then you probably won't be disappointed. If you are...
Nothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust SurvivorsNothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Best Price: $2.90
The personal stories and the "fiction" in this collection were very impactful...and...
My Holocaust: A NovelMy Holocaust: A Novel
Best Price: $1.73
Not for the easily offended. This book satirizes the creation of a Shoah business:"the...

Jewish American Literature: A Norton AnthologyJewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology
Best Price: $24.00
Nice Survey of this broad category of literature, with some amazingly arcane finds; but one...
A Wall of Light (P.S.)A Wall of Light (P.S.)
Best Price: $1.48
It started out slow at first, then I thought I wasn't going to enjoy this book, as I started to...
Golden CountryGolden Country
Best Price: $0.01
Golden Country captures an earlier generation of immigrants, when all things were possible if...
Hungry Hearts (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)Hungry Hearts (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
Best Price: $5.94
AnziaYezierska's short stories sketch a moving picture of the simple dreams of the poor European...
Much Ado About Jessie KaplanMuch Ado About Jessie Kaplan
Best Price: $0.74
I thought this book was funny and reminded me a lot of past experiences, thoroughly enjoyed it....

Mystery Midrash: An Anthology of Jewish Mystery & Detective FictionMystery Midrash: An Anthology of Jewish Mystery & Detective Fiction
Best Price: $1.19
A Yiddishe Kop, I know... but a Yiddishe Cop? Will dvar mysteries replace dvar torahs on Shabbat...
More Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories of Jewish Fantasy and Science FictionMore Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
Best Price: $2.98
I must admit that I didn't enjoy this anthology as much as its 1974 predecessor, "Wandering...
The Song at the Sea: Being a Commentary on a Commentary in Two PartsThe Song at the Sea: Being a Commentary on a Commentary in Two Parts
Best Price: $22.63
Writing Their Nations: The Tradition of Nineteenth-Century American Jewish Women WritersWriting Their Nations: The Tradition of Nineteenth-Century American Jewish Women Writers
Best Price: $18.00
The Oy of Sex: Jewish Women Write EroticaThe Oy of Sex: Jewish Women Write Erotica
"The Oy of Sex" is a collection of erotica by Jewish women (except for Carol Queen,...

Seven Blessings: A NovelSeven Blessings: A Novel
Best Price: $1.89
Seven Blessings was one of the best books I've read in years. It was heartwarming and inspiring...
Children of Job: American Second-Generation Witnesses to the Holocaust (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)Children of Job: American Second-Generation Witnesses to the Holocaust (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)
Best Price: $64.62
Contemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets: A Bio-Critical SourcebookContemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Best Price: $1.98
Jewish-American poetry and drama play an important role in contemporary American culture. These...
Murder Is No Mitzvah: Short Mysteries about Jewish OccasionsMurder Is No Mitzvah: Short Mysteries about Jewish Occasions
Best Price: $4.08
I enjoy reading Jewish fiction because it makes Judaism come alive. Adding mysteries to the...
Classic Jewish Humor in AmericaClassic Jewish Humor in America
Best Price: $2.35
Experience humor in real 'Yiddishe Heim' fashion in 'Classic Jewish Humor in America' by Henry...

The Outside WorldThe Outside World
Best Price: $1.52
I got a good impression of this book by leafing through the first few chapters. It is about two...
Telling and Remembering: A Century of American Jewish PoetryTelling and Remembering: A Century of American Jewish Poetry
Best Price: $10.00
This remarkable anthology comprises over two hundred English-language poems by fifty-six...
The House of Moses All-StarsThe House of Moses All-Stars
Best Price: $1.50
Charley Rosen's The House of Moses All-Stars is a most unusual "road trip" novel. Set...
Nice Jewish Girls: Growing Up in AmericaNice Jewish Girls: Growing Up in America
Best Price: $3.99
As a jewish girl myself, the title of this book interested me. so many of the themes and ideas...
Saul Bellow: A Mosaic (Twentieth Century American Jewish Writers)Saul Bellow: A Mosaic (Twentieth Century American Jewish Writers)
Best Price: $48.95

Modern Jewish Women Writers in AmericaModern Jewish Women Writers in America
Best Price: $24.62
This book is a treasure. Evelyn Avery garnered essays from well-known literary scholars who...
The Island Within (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)The Island Within (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)
Best Price: $7.94
Written in 1928, "The Island Within" is a chronicle of 3 generations of Jews,...
   
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