We have no shortage of upcoming debuts–from literary fiction to coming of age to YA dark fantasy, and more! ELEVEN PERCENT BY MAREN UTHAUG 9781250329646 | 4/22/25 It is the New Time, a time not so different from our own except that the men are gone. All but eleven percent of them, that is, the […]
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Happy Half Hour (7/15/24)
This Monday, we’re discussing a retired pharmacist who must revisit her past to consider if an old flame can reignite, a teen struggling with the loss of his best friend so much so that he begins imagining things, and a young woman who uses her beauty to infiltrate an enemy palace as a spy. THE […]

Staff Review: THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN
THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN by Lynda Cohen Loigman978125027810410/8/24St. Martin’s PressFiction / Historical / Romance Set in a dual timeline, THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN by Lynda Cohen Loigman is not just a page-turner, but a remedy for the soul, sprinkled with a touch of magic, a dash of heartbreak, and plenty of laughter. […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (3/4/2024)
A PLACE TO HIDE by Ronald H. Balson9781250282484 | 9/17/24 From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award comes a novel of heroism and resistance during World War II. Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a wealthy Washington, D.C. family, settled into a comfortable job at the State Department and a placid diplomat’s […]

Nonfiction Round-Up (10/25/2023)
This week, we delve into a poignant reflection on how music can guide us through love and loss, an original guide to navigating spending in relationships, and a haunting, but ever-prescient, newly translated lost memoir surrounding one man’s survival from Auschwitz. SOUNDTRACK OF SILENCE: LOVE, LOSS, AND A PLAYLIST FOR LIFE BY MATT HAY Available […]

New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/24/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: EVERY RISING SUN by Jamila Ahmed9781250887078 | 7/18/23 Traveling through lush courtyards, perilous deserts, and opulent palaces brimming with secrets and treachery, Shaherazade must entertain her dangerous new husband, the Malik, and navigate court intrigue […]

January Book Club Recommendations (1/10/23)
Your book club can’t go wrong with either of these two picks–whether it’s the story of two women in different time periods making fascinating discoveries through plant cataloging or a novel about a woman figuring out her identity against the backdrop of love, family, and culture. THE WEEDS BY KATY SIMPSON SMITH Available for download […]

Historical Spotlight (12/13/22)
National Jewish Book Award Finalist Jennifer Rosner brings another beautifully evocative and tender story that reveals a little-known history of children stolen during wartime. This heart-wrenching novel raises questions of responsibility, identity, and unforeseen consequences while two children confront what it means to find home. ONCE WE WERE HOME BY JENNIFER ROSNER “Rosner’s (THE YELLOW […]

Nonfiction Round-Up (1/29/20)
A history of Jews vs Palestinians, a graphic memoir, conflict in the Middle East, behind-the-scenes of brand start-ups, and arguing against the Second Amendment–all in today’s nonfiction round-up! THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi “Highly recommended as a valuable and accurate presentation of a […]

Maximum Shelf: THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS (10/17/19)
Today’s Maximum Shelf pick is Jennifer Rosner’s breathtaking WWII mother/daughter story, THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS. As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses […]