An “unforgettable examination of loyalty and betrayal; the differences that can tear a family apart and the invisible bonds that tie them together.”
WBC Book Archive
February 8, 2024
The Postcard
Author:
Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover
A beautifully written autobiographical novel about French Jewry during and after the Holocaust, and finding one family’s roots
Year Published:
2023
Page Count:
464
March 14, 2024
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Author:
James McBride
“A gathering place for Polish, Bulgarian and Lithuanian Jews — everyone from shoemakers to gangsters — as well as Italian laborers and the so-called ‘colored maids, housekeepers, saloon cleaners, factory workers, and bellhops of Chicken Hill.”
Year Published:
2021
Page Count:
400
April 11, 2024
The Dovekeepers
Author:
Alice Hoffman
“A story about murder, magic, faith, love, loyalty, fate and personal destiny” at Masada.
Year Published:
2011
Page Count:
512
May 9, 2024
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me
Author:
Bess Kalb
A tribute and memoir to her beloved grandmother.
Year Published:
2020
Page Count:
224
June 13, 2024
The Wonder Spot
Author:
Melissa Bank
A novel about Sophie Applebaum’s life.
Year Published:
2005
Page Count:
324
July 11, 2024
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
Author:
Renee Rosen
Historical fiction of Estee Lauder’s life.
Year Published:
2023
Page Count:
432
August 8, 2024
Woman on Fire
Author:
Lisa Barr
A budding journalist tracking down looted art to return to rightful heirs with intrigue, deception, and mystery
Year Published:
2022
Page Count:
416
September 11, 2024
The Escape Artist
Author:
Helen Fremont
A deeply troubling memoir of children of Holocaust survivors and the damage caused by keeping secrets.
Year Published:
2020
Page Count:
192
October 10, 2024
Everything is a Little Broken
Author:
Rebecca Sugar
A novel about parenting aging parents based on the author’s life.
Year Published:
2024
Page Count:
192
November 14, 2024
Bessie
Author:
Linda Kass
Historical fiction of Bess Myerson’s life during a time of antisemitism.
Year Published:
2023
Page Count:
256
December 12, 2024
Bookish People
Author:
Susan Coll
A novel about the owner of a small bookshop in DC.
Year Published:
2022
Page Count:
334