January 8, 2026

On Her Own

Lihi Lapid

Thriller & Mystery

Year Published:

2024

Page Count:

336

February 12, 2026

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb

Humor/Contemporary Nonfiction

Year Published:

2019

Page Count:

432

March 12, 2026

Fagin the Thief 

Allison Epstein

Historical Fiction

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

336

April 9, 2026

Family of Spies

Christine Kuehn

Historical Nonfiction/Family Biography

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

272

May 14, 2026

Queen Esther

John Irving

Historical Fiction

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

432

June 11, 2026

Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a For­bid­den Book, and a Search for Life in the Shad­ow of the Holocaust

Meryl Frank

Historical Nonfiction/Family Biography

Year Published:

2023

Page Count:

256

July 9, 2026

Long Island Compromise

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Contemporary Fiction

Year Published:

2024

Page Count:

464

August 13, 2026

Maine Char­ac­ters

Hannah Orenstein

Contemporary Jewish Life

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

400

September 10, 2026

Heart of a Stranger

Angela Buch­dahl

Autobiography

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

304

October 8, 2026

We Would Never

Tova Mirvis

Fiction

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

368

November 12, 2026

Car­ole King: She Made the Earth Move

Jane Eis­ner

Biography

Year Published:

2025

Page Count:

256

December 10, 2026

Sadie on a Plate

Aman­da Elliot

Romance

*please note, due to Hanukkah, there is a potential for book discussion date to change to December 17.

Year Published:

2022

Page Count:

352

January 9, 2025

When Women Ran Fifth Avenue

Julie Satow

1930s-1960s nonfiction retail fashion leaders

Year Published:

2024

Page Count:

320

February 13, 2025

When We Flew Away

Alice Hoffman

A YA pre-Holocaust fictionalized look at Anne Frank’s early life.

Year Published:

2024

Page Count:

304

March 13, 2025

On Being Jewish Now

Edited by Zibby Owens

An anthology of essays by many current Jewish writers.

Year Published:

2024

Page Count:

342

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