Nice Jewish Books Podcast
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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
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...
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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
July 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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
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
April 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Can a Buddhist monk, a magical Monkey, and a Pig find a teacher for the Jews of Kaifeng?
jewishlibraries.org/the-second-j...
#Jewishfiction #ChineseJews #NiceJewishBookspodcast #Chinesefiction #AssociationofJewishlibraries
January 13, 2025 at 12:50 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
jewishlibraries.org/the-secrets-...
October 7, 2024 at 4:52 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...
September 18, 2024 at 3:13 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
May 14, 2024 at 3:38 AM
February 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM