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Jews VS. Rome

Barry Strauss

August 19, 2025, Simon and Schuster

384 pages

I grew up a religious Jew, including observing all the fasts related to the destruction of the Temple. I thought I had a firm grasp on the Jewish struggle with Rome and resulting exile. I was wrong. Partially, this is because as a girl I was not allowed to study...


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Bird Brain

by: Joanne Levy

March 12, 2024 Orca Books

192 pages

I have never had a pet, but I have always wanted an animal familiar. If I had to guess, mine would likely be some sort of feline. I’d hope for a big cat, but likely would get more of a homebody. I myself am something of a house cat if we’re being honest. For Arden, the pro...


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Too Many Golems

By: Jane Yolen, Illustrated by: Maya Shleifer

April 23, 2024 Chronicle Books

40 pages

I am an author, which means I am supposed to have all the words, but this review is surprisingly hard to write. When I heard the news about Jane Yolen’s passing, I knew I had to post a review of one of her books. Indeed, I even had on...


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Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimer’s

Jean Strouse, narrated by Susan Eriksen

November 19, 2024 Farrar Straus and Giroux

336 pages

There’s a long standing joke I have with a friend that ultimately points to the type of writer we each are. When visiting a museum, I am drawn to the portraits. The landscapes, and the a...


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Gottika

Gottika

by: Helaine Becker

March 15, 2021, Green Bean Books

208 pages

The opening of Helaine Becker’s middle grade novel Gottika feels like a classic Holocaust book. The main character Dany’s community is subjected to a series of increasingly humiliating...


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