Books

In “Iconic Jewish Women: Fifty-Nine Inspiring, Courageous, Revolutionary Role Models for Young Girls,” author Aliza Lavie, Ph.D., gives girls approaching their bat mitzvah a meaningful way to celebrate while connecting with their heritage.

First he lived biblically, now he’s living like it’s 1787.

This idiosyncratic collection is mystical, searching and associative — not unlike the conversations one has with a close friend late at night or on a long car ride.

The book focuses on the period between 1936 and 1939, when Arabs living under the British Mandate rose up against a swelling Jewish population and the Brits in charge.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Saphier has written a new book, “Love, Mom: Inspiring Stories Celebrating Motherhood.”

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Saphier has put out a new book called, “Love, Mom: Inspiring Stories Celebrating Motherhood.”

Baruch Spinoza’s life was a product of paradox.

In college, and again later, in Sam and Sadie’s working lives, the saving power of friendship comes to the fore as the dominant theme of the novel.

In February, “The Evil Inclination” won the Grand Prize in the prestigious North Street Book Prize competition, beating out more than 1,800 competing entries worldwide.