May is Jewish Heritage Month! Here are some excellent recommended reads from our editors to take you to the end of the month – and beyond!
Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness by Danila Botha
Reviewed by Michael Bryson, 2024
“Botha has a straightforward style and a big heart.”
In Sickness and In Health / Yom Kippur In a Gym by Nora Gold
Reviewed by Lucy M. Black, 2024
“Beautiful, life-affirming”
Imagining Imagining by Gary Barwin
Reviewed by Susan Wismer, 2024
“Small book of wonder tales … This collection embodies the generosity and intimacy of the essay form at its best.”
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan
Reviewed by Laurie Burns, 2024
“Incredibly poetic prose and big, imaginative ideas … a genre defying piece of work, horror and sci-fi, literary, and dystopian.”
The Island Gospel According to Samson Grief by Steve Mayoff
Reviewed by Ian Colford, 2024
“A Rollicking journey … bubbling over with intrigue, crowded with unforgettable characters, utterly original and wildly entertaining.”
The Jazz Club Spy by Roberta Rich
Reviewed by Alison Manley, 2023
“This is a fast-paced, surprisingly fun novel … Rich’s plucky heroine makes even the tensest, darkest moments easy to bear.”
Gold’s Rounds: Medicine, McGill, and Growing Up Jewish in Montreal by Phil Gold
Reviewed by Alison Manley, 2023
“Dr. Gold … is most known for co-discovering the carcinoembryonic antigen (the CEA assay), which is used to this day to test for cancer. An incredible discovery in itself, and one that Gold does a great job of explaining in his memoir”
Cassoulet Confessions by Sylvie Bigar
Reviewed by Lucy M. Black, 2022
“This is a delightful, beautifully written, engaging and often amusing book.”
