Nice Jewish Books Podcast
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On this podcast, we will chat about Jewish literature, genre fiction, works in translation, etc. As long as a book has a Jewish theme, it’s a candidate for our show! This is a project of the Association of Jewish Libraries
A conversation w/ Katherine Villyard to discuss Immortal Gifts, a historical fantasy starring Abraham, a Jewish vampire trying to balance immortal life, Jewish identity, and love for his wife, Destiny.
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Immortal Gifts : tales of a Jewish vampire with Katherine Villyard
In this episode of Nice Jewish Books…
Sheryl Stahl sits down with author Katherine Villyard to discuss Immortal Gifts, a historical fantasy starring Abraham, a Jewish vampire trying to balance immorta...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A conversation w/ Katherine Villyard to discuss Immortal Gifts, a historical fantasy starring Abraham, a Jewish vampire trying to balance immortal life, Jewish identity, and love for his wife, Destiny.
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#nicejewishbooks #nicejewishbookspodcast #vampirefiction
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Geller's hit rock bottom — homeless, addicted, and haunted by the horrors of war. But when he rescues a dog from another addict, something shifts.
Can a dog... and a kind stranger... help Geller find a life worth living? jewishlibraries.org/will-hope-ar...
Can a dog... and a kind stranger... help Geller find a life worth living? jewishlibraries.org/will-hope-ar...
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Geller's hit rock bottom — homeless, addicted, and haunted by the horrors of war. But when he rescues a dog from another addict, something shifts.
Can a dog... and a kind stranger... help Geller find a life worth living? jewishlibraries.org/will-hope-ar...
Can a dog... and a kind stranger... help Geller find a life worth living? jewishlibraries.org/will-hope-ar...
When Allison Epstein first saw the musical Oliver!, one character stood out—Fagin. But when she read Dickens’ book, she was dismayed to see Fagin as a cruel caricature.
So, Allison did what writers do best—she rewrote the story.
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So, Allison did what writers do best—she rewrote the story.
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Fagin the Jew, Fagin the Thief, Fagin the man: a conversation with Allison Epstein
When Allison Epstein first saw the musical Oliver!, one character stood out—Fagin. He was the only Jewish character she’d ever seen on stage. But when she later read Dickens' Oliver Twist, her excitem...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When Allison Epstein first saw the musical Oliver!, one character stood out—Fagin. But when she read Dickens’ book, she was dismayed to see Fagin as a cruel caricature.
So, Allison did what writers do best—she rewrote the story.
jewishlibraries.org/fagin-the-je...
So, Allison did what writers do best—she rewrote the story.
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Join author Saul Golubcow as he dives into his mysteries The Cost of Living and Who Killed the Rabbi’s Wife?
Meet Frank Wolf—a Holocaust survivor, ex-philosophy professor, and PI solving crimes in 1970s Orthodox Jewish NYC.
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Meet Frank Wolf—a Holocaust survivor, ex-philosophy professor, and PI solving crimes in 1970s Orthodox Jewish NYC.
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July 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Join author Saul Golubcow as he dives into his mysteries The Cost of Living and Who Killed the Rabbi’s Wife?
Meet Frank Wolf—a Holocaust survivor, ex-philosophy professor, and PI solving crimes in 1970s Orthodox Jewish NYC.
#MysteryBooks #JewishFiction #SaulGolubcow #HistoricalMystery
Meet Frank Wolf—a Holocaust survivor, ex-philosophy professor, and PI solving crimes in 1970s Orthodox Jewish NYC.
#MysteryBooks #JewishFiction #SaulGolubcow #HistoricalMystery
Michel may not be the BMOC, but he definitely rules his 2nd grade classroom in Tehran. That is, until his family decides to uproot him and brother Saeed and move the family to Los Angeles. jewishlibraries.org/2nd-grader-m...
June 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Michel may not be the BMOC, but he definitely rules his 2nd grade classroom in Tehran. That is, until his family decides to uproot him and brother Saeed and move the family to Los Angeles. jewishlibraries.org/2nd-grader-m...
In Displaced Persons Joan Leegant's stories are full of relatable people, situations, and humor, not to mention delicious sentences! jewishlibraries.org/small-moment...
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Small Moments Made Large in Displaced Persons : a conversation with Joan Leegan
In March, Rena Citrin, chair of the Association of Jewish Libraries fiction award, told me (not quite in these words) to get my tush in gear and read Joan Leegant’s excellent short story collection, D...
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May 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In Displaced Persons Joan Leegant's stories are full of relatable people, situations, and humor, not to mention delicious sentences! jewishlibraries.org/small-moment...
#nicejewishbookspodcast #associationofjewishlibraries #joanleegant #jewishfiction #jewishfictionaward #shortstories
#nicejewishbookspodcast #associationofjewishlibraries #joanleegant #jewishfiction #jewishfictionaward #shortstories
It’s Passover! Time to slurp the soup, crunch the matzah, and joke about Moses never asking for directions. Also a great time to speak w/Maggie Anton about the Midwives’ Escape. jewishlibraries.org/midwives-esc...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It’s Passover! Time to slurp the soup, crunch the matzah, and joke about Moses never asking for directions. Also a great time to speak w/Maggie Anton about the Midwives’ Escape. jewishlibraries.org/midwives-esc...
#NiceJewishBooksPodcast #JewishFiction #BiblicalFiction #associationofjewishlibraries
#NiceJewishBooksPodcast #JewishFiction #BiblicalFiction #associationofjewishlibraries
Every year, the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award committee scours the book world for books with significant Jewish content. This month I am excited to speak with Rena Citrin about the lastest winners of this award. #nicejewishbookspodcast
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AJL Fiction Award Winners
Every year, the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award committee scours the book world for books with significant Jewish content. They look for extra-ordinary writing, accurate depictions of Je...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Every year, the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award committee scours the book world for books with significant Jewish content. This month I am excited to speak with Rena Citrin about the lastest winners of this award. #nicejewishbookspodcast
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Announced today at the American Library Association - Youth Media Award ceremony!
Congratulations to this years @jewishlibraries.bsky.social Sydney Taylor Award winners.
Congratulations to this years @jewishlibraries.bsky.social Sydney Taylor Award winners.
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Announced today at the American Library Association - Youth Media Award ceremony!
Congratulations to this years @jewishlibraries.bsky.social Sydney Taylor Award winners.
Congratulations to this years @jewishlibraries.bsky.social Sydney Taylor Award winners.
Can a Buddhist monk, a magical Monkey, and a Pig find a teacher for the Jews of Kaifeng?
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January 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Can a Buddhist monk, a magical Monkey, and a Pig find a teacher for the Jews of Kaifeng?
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#Jewishfiction #ChineseJews #NiceJewishBookspodcast #Chinesefiction #AssociationofJewishlibraries
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Man of her dreams? or destructive Golem? Check out a conversation with Jean Meltzer about Magical Meet Cute. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #romance #jewishjoy #nicejewishbookspodcast #associationofjewishlibraries #jewishfiction
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December 21, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Man of her dreams? or destructive Golem? Check out a conversation with Jean Meltzer about Magical Meet Cute. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #romance #jewishjoy #nicejewishbookspodcast #associationofjewishlibraries #jewishfiction
For 100 years the Rosenfelds have been trapped in a time bubble in their tenement apartment in New York. Can Rabbi Meyer Poppers, Magic Maker rescue them alive?
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When all else fails … call the Magic Maker / a conversation with Mickey Dubrow
For 100 years the Rosenfelds have been trapped in a time bubble in their tenement apartment on the lower East Side of New York. They can only catch glimpes of the outside world which has no idea that ...
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November 13, 2024 at 7:07 AM
For 100 years the Rosenfelds have been trapped in a time bubble in their tenement apartment in New York. Can Rabbi Meyer Poppers, Magic Maker rescue them alive?
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#Jewishfiction #JewishFantasy #Fantasybooks #NiceJewishBooksPodcast #MickeyDubrow
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Luna Levi may have graduated high school, but she is far from any path to success. She works to support her family since neither parent seem capable of it.
Luna wishes to lead a responsible life; but will she be able to find her own path? A talk with Gila Green.
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Luna wishes to lead a responsible life; but will she be able to find her own path? A talk with Gila Green.
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Will living “With a Good Eye” bring Luna luck? a conversation with Gila Green
Luna Levi may have graduated high school, but she is far from any kind of path to success. She works part time at a motel in Ottowa to help support her family since neither parent seem capable of it. ...
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October 15, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Luna Levi may have graduated high school, but she is far from any path to success. She works to support her family since neither parent seem capable of it.
Luna wishes to lead a responsible life; but will she be able to find her own path? A talk with Gila Green.
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Luna wishes to lead a responsible life; but will she be able to find her own path? A talk with Gila Green.
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Sharon is surrounded by secrets. It is 1968 and she has been clandestinely bringiing Israelis to the port of Cherbourg. She learns that her supervisor Daniel had been taken out of France as a child as part of the youth aliyah program & becomes obsessed with him
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October 7, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Sharon is surrounded by secrets. It is 1968 and she has been clandestinely bringiing Israelis to the port of Cherbourg. She learns that her supervisor Daniel had been taken out of France as a child as part of the youth aliyah program & becomes obsessed with him
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Genevra Ex is an author with a quirk. Instead of inventing new characters, she hires someone to be the main character. The cast of charcters meets on the Orient Express. As the trip progresses tension among the passengers magnifies until it explodes into murder. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo...
September 18, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Genevra Ex is an author with a quirk. Instead of inventing new characters, she hires someone to be the main character. The cast of charcters meets on the Orient Express. As the trip progresses tension among the passengers magnifies until it explodes into murder. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo...
Eve is looking for shelter from the rain, but what she finds will change her work, her heart, & her life. In the Scottish highlands, Eve finds a journal written as a series of letters from Shira to her lover Benjamin
Cave of Secrets: by Lynne Golodner
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Cave of Secrets: by Lynne Golodner
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What Will be Found in the Cave of Secrets: a Conversation with Lynne Golodner
Eve is only looking for some shelter from the rain, but what she finds will change her work, her heart, and her life. In a small cave in the Scottish highlands, Eve finds a journal written in as a ser...
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July 11, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Eve is looking for shelter from the rain, but what she finds will change her work, her heart, & her life. In the Scottish highlands, Eve finds a journal written as a series of letters from Shira to her lover Benjamin
Cave of Secrets: by Lynne Golodner
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Cave of Secrets: by Lynne Golodner
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Annamae lives in New York with her brother and linguist mother. Ani lives on a homestead which is a safe place for misfits and homeless. The stories spiral together as each girl grows into her identity. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #NiceJewishBooksPodcast #JewishFiction #AJL
May 14, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Annamae lives in New York with her brother and linguist mother. Ani lives on a homestead which is a safe place for misfits and homeless. The stories spiral together as each girl grows into her identity. jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #NiceJewishBooksPodcast #JewishFiction #AJL
Discover the mysteries in Our Little Histories by Janice Weizman jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #nicejewishbooks #nicejewishbookpodcast #jewishfiction #historicalfiction
February 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Discover the mysteries in Our Little Histories by Janice Weizman jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbo... #nicejewishbooks #nicejewishbookpodcast #jewishfiction #historicalfiction
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OK, here's my first post on Blue Sky! Please listen to my podcast, The Book of Life, to hear my interview with E Train, 12 yo literacy activist! jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/09/e-tr...
E Train Talks
Blog/podcast: interviews with creators of Jewish kidlit (mostly).
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October 3, 2023 at 9:05 PM
OK, here's my first post on Blue Sky! Please listen to my podcast, The Book of Life, to hear my interview with E Train, 12 yo literacy activist! jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/09/e-tr...
Can Adam survive the turmoil of the early 1970s AND his bar mitvah? Join me for a conversation with author Don Futterman about his book Adam Unrehearsed. jewishlibraries.org/adam-unrehea... #jewishfiction #jewishbooks #nicejewishbooks #historicalfiction #associationofjewishlibraries
Adam Unrehearsed: surviving 1970 & his Bar Mitsvah
Adam is a twelve year old boy preparing for his bar mitzvah in Flushing New York in the early 1970. In many ways, he is a typical kid, trying to fit in at school, but also trying to find himself and ...
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January 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Can Adam survive the turmoil of the early 1970s AND his bar mitvah? Join me for a conversation with author Don Futterman about his book Adam Unrehearsed. jewishlibraries.org/adam-unrehea... #jewishfiction #jewishbooks #nicejewishbooks #historicalfiction #associationofjewishlibraries