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Happy Jewish American Heritage Month 2026!

Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! We’re celebrating as we do with books starring Jewish protagonists and/or by Jewish authors, and for more recs, check out previous years’ posts!

Picture Books

Shabbat is… by A.J. Sass (text) and Noa Kellner (illustration)

What does Shabbat mean to you?
Is it making a big meal with your relatives on Friday night?
Singing songs on Saturday morning?
Or maybe it’s seeing all your friends after services.

Shabbat can mean different things to different people, even for those who attend the same synagogue! This timeless story by award-winning author A. J. Sass explores the countless ways to celebrate the sabbath holiday through the wonderfully diverse fabric of Jewish life and experience.

Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon

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Fave Five: Queer Heist Novels

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (Contemporary)

The Elysium Heist by Y.M. Resnik (Sci-Fi)

A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe (Fantasy Romance)

Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn (Fantasy)

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto (Sci-Fi)

Bonus: These are all Adult, but for YA, check out Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb RoehrigAces Wild by Amanda DeWittA Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar, and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Double Bonus: These are all novels, but for a novella, check out Pyre at the Eyreholme Trust by Lin Darrow

April 2025 Deal Announcements

Adult Fiction

Author of DON’T WANT YOU LIKE A BEST FRIEND Emma R. Alban‘s LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU, pitched as Mean Girls meets NORTHANGER ABBEY, a sapphic, rivals-to-lovers Regency romance which begs the question: what if Cady and Regina just…kissed?, to Alessandra Roche at Avon, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2026, by Stacy Testa at Writers House (world).

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