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Beckoned by the blue calligraphy on our #BookCoveroftheWeek? Dive into Lewis Glinert's 'The Story of Hebrew'—a linguistic history of the speech, preservation, and literature of #Hebrew (and its ongoing war with #Yiddish)—on The #ProsenPeople blog at http://bit.ly/2jHMuyQ! #JewLit

Today's Book Cover of the Week is an excellent companion to Michael Chabon's recent novel #Moonglow and Theodore Melfi‘s new film #HiddenFigures—which hits theaters tomorrow!

Find out more about Amy Shira Teitel's #nonfiction #debut 'Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight before NASA' here: http://bit.ly/2hWolaj

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A year and a half after the passing of “the reigning godfather of historical fiction,” a new collection of fifteen stories written, selected, revised, and ordered by E. L. Doctorow comes out January 2017!

Find out more about our #JewLit Book Cover of the Week here: http://bit.ly/2hEfJ8z

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Yes, we know the difference between a menorah and chanukkiah, but this book is still a great #Hanukkah read! Find out more about our Book Cover of the Week: http://bit.ly/2gIlQHL

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The artwork for Steven Shankman's forthcoming memoir is perfection: a graphic blend of literal and abstract representation of the story that strikes an appealing balance of spare clutter, painted in just the right colors. #JewLit

Find out more about today's #bookcoveroftheweek at http://bit.ly/2gZQvlq

First you hear that Jami Attenberg has a new novel in the works, and you think: yes. Then you see the book cover, and you think: YES.

Preview the full #bookcover for 'All Grown Up' and find out more about our #JewLit #bookcoveroftheweek here: http://bit.ly/2du2VkY

It's rare that a children's book about doing a mitzvah tugs at the heartstrings, but this story about #knitting and love between a young Mexican American girl and her older Jewish neighbor nearly made me weep. Find the full review of today's #bookcoveroftheweek here: http://bit.ly/2cX7XEM
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A recent JBC #bookcoveroftheweek, Tommy Wieringa's Libris Prize-winning novel balances the mundane and the mysterious between two seemingly inharmonious stories without ever striking a discordant note. #JewLit

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