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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In our review of Jacqueline Friedland’s dual timeline novel Counting Bacjwards we talk about unlikable vs likable characters. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3325

A wood floor and grey wall with a copy of Counting backwards propped on it. The cover illustration features a pomegranate cut out and the seeds spilling out.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Posting a little early for Shabbat. As America celebrates 250, we have a selection of books to remind everyone that the American Jewish experience isn’t just one thing and there’s a lot of history there you might not know about.

A flag background with the following book covers on it:

Whenever You're Ready
When The Angels Left The Old Country
KosherSoul
Color Me In
Heart Of A Stranger
EIght Dates and Eight Nights
The Love Elixir Of Augusta Stern
Unorthodox Love
Today Tonight Tomorrow
The Time Keepers
Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch A Killer
On Being Jewish Now
Not Your All American Girl
Night Night Fawn
Two Tribes
Mixed-Up Mooncakes
Sisters of Fortune
Rules For Ghosting
Texas Cowboy Sweetheart
Love and Latkes
Late Night love
The Two Wrong halves Of Ruby Taylor
Millenial Kosher
Russ & Daughters
Katerskill Falls
Jackpot Summer
Holidays In Manhattan
Aviva Vs. The Dybbuk
The Many Mysteries Of The Finkel Family
The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum
The Whole Story Of Half A Girl
Beam Of Light
As A Jew
Hanukkah At Valley Forge
Abzuglutely

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

JEWS VS ROME by Barry Strauss is an accessible read that taught me a lot. Check out the review, and consider it as part of your summer fast days reading! bookishlyjewish.com?p=3300

A picture of the colosseum with a copy of Jews vs Rome on top.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

For everyone that has ever wanted a pet, there is Joanne Levy’s middle grade book BIRDBRAIN, that reminds us sometimes the pet we get is the one we truly need. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3293

Olive green background. A drawn birdcage with a door open on top of it. The book Bird rain is near the open cage door and an African grey parrot is flying above it.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today we are reviewing one of Jane Yolen’s many books TOO MANY GOLEMS illustrated by Maya Shleifer. come for the golems stay for the life lessons. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3287

A copy of too many golems in Front of a box.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I was very sorry to hear of the passing of Jane Yolen. She wrote so many wonderful books but these were the ones that most impacted me. May her memory be for a blessing.

May her memory be for a blessing. Jane Yolen. Pictures of the three lit master books and great altar

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Jean Strouse’s FAMILY ROMANCE explores John Singer Sargent relationship with some of his more famous Jewish subjects - the Wertheimer family, and the role of Jews in the art trade. I read it in audiobook and now I want to go see the paintings! bookishlyjewish.com?p=3283

A gold picture frame with the cover of family romance in it. The covers features Sargent’s Portrait Of Ena and Betty.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Welcome to the BookishlyJewish summer reading challenge! Complete a row before September and win either the bookmark or the sticker. Complete a full board and win BOTH US addresses only for physical prizes but our international contestants can still get a digital file to print out the bookmark.

Summer reading BINGO!
1) swipe to get your board
2) you may only use each book one. All books must have Jewish content
3) finish a line and win a bookmark OR a sticker. finish a board and get BOTH
4) post your BINGO and tag us
5) closes September 1

US mail only (but we can send the digital file if you are international)

Bingo board squares:
2026 debut, love triangle, LGBTQIA+, book in translation, one word title
Golem or dybbuk, award winning, nonfiction, science fiction, graphic novel
Set outside the US, high holidays mentioned, any book reviewed on BookishlyJewish, blue cover, small press or self pub
Outside your comfort zone, main character with your name or initials, beach setting, contains a bar or bat mitzvah, paranormal romance,
Multi POV, horror, book you own but haven’t read yet, historical that dint WWII, Jewish joy

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Middle grade Gottika by Helaine Becker is a bit of a genre blender with a golem and a coming of age story. Review on the blog. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3279

Brick wall with a copy of Gottika propped up against it.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

You thought with all the anniversary hoopla I forgot it was the first day or Pride didn’t you? I did not forget! Happy Pride everyone! But also, when trying to make a book rainbow, I discovered a lot of my Jewish queer books have either pink or black spines. I’m not mad about it.

A line up of the following books spine out:
Whenever a child you’re ready, this dark descent, Kate in waiting, finally Fitz, going bicoastal, keep this off the record, the lions legacy, Homebound, first comes death, time and time again, the Jake show, the Elysium heist, Ana on the edge, just shy of ordinary, camp quilt bag, the forbidden book, Benji zeb is a ravenous werewolf, endpapers, night owls, the maiden and her monster, the sins on our bones

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It’s our five year anniversary! We’ve got lots of stuff planned for June, including our summer reading challenge, but today we reveal our new logo! And feel free to AMA in the comments. Including book recs.

Title says “happy anniversary”. Below is a giant gold five. Below that is a shelf of illustrated books.

A Jewish star in black outline. Inside the outline it a shelf of illustrated books and “BookishlyJewish” in text.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We may not be having the best Memorial Day weather, but it’s still the official start of summer here so we’re sharing some of our anticipated summer reads. What’s on your summer TBR? bookishlyjewish.com?p=3263 Titles in alt text.

A beach scene titled “summer reads”. On top are the covers of the following books:
Off the record by Sara Goodman Confino
Nothing Random by Gayle Feldman
Meet Me At The Picket Line by Jasper Sanchez
The Slow Burn by Ali Rosen
Rewrite the Stars by Lindsay Hameroff
Extra-Curricular by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Judy Blume A Life by Mark Oppenheimer
The Kingdom of Almonds by Ariel Kaplan
Soon By You by Dahlia Adler
Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch A Killer by Bellamy Rose

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In honor of Shavuot we asked our readers for book recommendations about Jewish thought and traditions that we don’t often cover. Seeking to expand our offerings across Judaism. Check out what they chose. Titles in the alt text. What are you reading for Shavuot?

Shavuot reading: reader recommendations. And the covers of the following books

Helping With Inquiries by Louis Jacobs
Judaism as Civilization by Mordecai M Kaplan
Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbalah Today by Herbert Weiner
Who Will Lead Us by Samuel C. Heilman
Rebbe by Joseph Telushkin
Liberal Judaism by Pete Tobias
A Rainbow Thread by Noam Sienna
Conservative Judaism by Neil Gillman

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The holiday of Shavuot, when Jews celebrate receiving the Torah, begins Thursday night. To celebrate here is a shelfie featuring Jewish thought and Torah scholarship from a wide variety of streams of Judaism. We’re not a monolith. Get to know us. And maybe buy a Jewish book (fiction counts too)!

A bookshelf with levels featuring the following books:
Children of the book
Tablets shattered
Esther unmasked
Biblical women speak
Sacred monsters
Torah from Heaven
Holy rebellion
The holiness of doubt
The concise guides to the sages
On repentance and repair
Gods monsters
Women and Jewish law
Lonely man of faith
As a driven leaf
Articles of faith
Psalms
The Chumash
It takes two to Torah
Bridging traditions
Classic midrash
Prophetic voices
Man’s search for meaning
Paths on the tree of wisdom
Judaism is about love
Eternal questions
Uncovered
The Torah of character
Ezrah and Nehemiah
My year of Jewish learning
The project of Hasidism
Sapir

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Another review form @valeriefrankel.bsky.social ! Flora Cassen’s Stained Glass gives a history of European antisemitism and current repercussions.

A stained glass window with a copy of “stained glass” the book overlaid.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In honor of release day tomorrow, we’re reviewing Dahlia Adler’s Soon By You. This one is Steamy, but also modern orthodox. Check out the review for how that works. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3246

A rumpled set of white hotel sheets with a copy of Soon By You on top.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This Mother’s Day we’ve got a flat lay to remind everyone that the mother child relationship can take on many forms. From totally in sync to grieving to toxic. Wherever you’re at, we see you, and we have a book for you.

Flat lay of the following books: Evening begins the day, not nothing, the color of sound, honey and me, color me in, dear Eliza, fine I’m a terrible person, to and Fro. A couple of “mom” and keychains are strewn on top of and a glass blue heart is in the top right corner.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Another fantastic guest review from @valeriefrankel.bsky.social ! THE ELYSIUM HEIST features an agunah story wrapped in a sci fi heist romance. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3242

A hand with dark nail polish holding up a copy of the ElYSIUM heist in front of a pink background.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Three wonderful new books today! bookishlyjewish.com?p=2653

Yellow background with gold confetti and party hats. Title : happy release day. The covers of The Cove, Homebound, and Rainbow Cookies are below the title

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Today we are reviewing one of our top picks for 2026. HOMEBOUND is a masterful debut from @portiaelan.bsky.social combining sci fi, lit fic, queer fiction , interactive gaming, and hist fic into something entirely new and gorgeous. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3237

A copy of Homebound held up in front of a pink and gold background by a hand wearing matching sky blue nail polish.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Jewish American Heritage Month. Behold our red, white, and blue stack of books about Jews living in America, written by Jews that have/are living in America. Side note - we love books as visual art! Do you have a favorite Jewish book cover to help us celebrate?

Two stacks of books. On the right the spines alternate between white and red. On the left the spines are varying shades of blue. Books shown:
Opening Doors
Whenever You’re Ready
Love, Me
Unfinished acts of wild creation
On Fire Island
My Jewish year
Fine, I’m a terrible person
Will Reiner, a comics biography
The Goldie standard
Stan Lee
Witness
When granny stands up
The love elixir of Augusta stern
All shook up
The last words we swim
Leave this off the record
The Jake show
Ana on the edge
Soon by you
Evening begins the day
Late night love
Deadlines, donuts, and dreidels
Today tonight tomorrow
The baker of lost memories
Dear Eliza
The timekeepers
Aviva vs the dybbuk
Remember to eat
Two tribes
The eight heartbreaks of Hanukkah
The marraige book
Uncomfortable conversations with a Jew

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Sometimes all you need to be is yourself. Check out our review of Rebecca Bendheim’s debut MG featuring musical theater, complicated friendships, and first crushes - “When You’re Brave Enough” bookishlyjewish.com?p=3230

Purple theater curtains drawn open to reveal a copy of When You’re Brave Enough

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Three new Jewish books today! Check out all the 2026 releases here: bookishlyjewish.com?p=2653

Yellow background with gold confetti and party hats. Title: happy release day. Books shown - A Whiff of Magic, All Afternoon, and Day of Delight.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A release day review for All Afternoon by @skleinmanwrites.bsky.social a quick hist fic read that sparks a lot of thought about the role of women in Jewish society. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3210

A copy of all afternoon on top of a pink floral print tissue paper and neon pink throw rug

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Our guest reviewer @valeriefrankel.bsky.social is bringing us a blast from the past by reviewing Suki Wessling’s chapter book about homeschooling: Hanna, Homeschooler. bookishlyjewish.com?p=3216

Background has an illustration of a home and an illustration of a school. On top is a copy of Hanna, Homeschooler.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A banner day! SIX new books! Find all the 2026 releases here: bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

Yellow background with gold confetti and party hats. Title: happy release day
The covers of six books are show - Last Day in Moab, Somewhere in Nowhere, Pamona Afton Can Totally Catch A Killer, The Insomniacs, Like Wafers In Honey, Three Pieces Of Broken Glass

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

For Yom Hashoa, we are reviewing The Lost Baker of Vienna, by @sharonkurtzman.bsky.social This book reminds readers that the aftereffects of the Holocaust lasted long past the camps were liberated. As did the dangers to survivors. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3203

A blue Star of David with lit memorial candles on the corners and a copy of The Lost Baker of Vienna floating above it.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Four new Jewish books out in the world today! Check our 2026 releases list. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

A yellow background with gold confetti and party hats. Title: happy release day. There are four book covers on the background- the tenth man, tractor Zack in sunshine kibbutz, Miriam’s magical creature files - the mystery of the mermaid, when you’re brave enough.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Three new Jewish books out today! Find all the 2026 releases here: bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

Yellow background with gold confetti and party hats. Title is “Happy Release Day” and the covers for My Passover Seder, The a kingdom of Almonds, and A Novel Crime are on top.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Passover is coming. Are you ready? While I use lots of Passover specific cookbooks, I also find many Passover appropriate or adaptable recipes in regular cookbooks. Do you have a favorite Passover recipe?

A stack of cookbooks - the silver platter, real life pesach cooking, the new Passover menu, a taste of pessach, simply pessach, Jew-ish- and a few boxes of streets matzah.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Our Omer countdown is back! We’re kicking it off with a review of Jessica Brilliant Keener’s Evening Begins The Day in which the characters also count the Omer. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3198

A wood floor and a green wall. Propped against the wall is a copy of Evening Begins The Day. Leaning against it is a post card which is illustrated with a miniature of the cover.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I hadn’t heard of A Line You Have Traced by @roisinmcd.bsky.social until @valeriefrankel.bsky.social submitted this guest review and now I feel like I MUST read it. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3194

A gray background with a swinging pocket watch on a chain that is shattering. On top of it, in the upper right corner, is a copy of A Line You Have Traced.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Ever wonder what the after life is like! In @jrdawson.bsky.social ‘s The Lighthouse At The Edge of The World there are really cool dogs there to guide you to whatever comes next. Also a sapphic romance and a family mystery. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3188

A wood flooe and white wall with The Lighthosue at the edge of the world propped up against it.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy release day! Check out all 2026 releases here: bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

A yellow background with gold confetti and party hats on it. Text says “happy release day” and below that are the covers of hornytown chutzpah and Stephen Sondheim: art isn’t easy.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Hello (and goodbye) To All That is a memoir about living in NY during some very turbulent times. Check out our audio book review! bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3181

A copy Hello (and goodbye) To All That superimposed on a faded generic city skyline.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yes, that’s right. Our parsha pick this week is a cookbook. Read about the pairing on the blog. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3177

Reading to Torah with BookishlyJewish - parshat Ki Tisa. A Torah scroll on the left and a copy of the cookbook Shabbat on the right.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Four Jewish books were published yesterday! Check out the full 2026 list here: bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

Yellow background with gold party trumpets and confetti. Text says “happy release day”. Then there are pictures of the covers for miriam and her dancing shoes, the Passover pet surprise, night night fawn, when we’re born we forget everything.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

@valeriefrankel.bsky.social is reviewing the upcoming detective noir Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller! bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3174

The cover of hornytown chutzpah in front of a bookshelf.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

For tetzaveh we are talking about the mysterious dye techelet and the importance of the color blue to Judaism and Jewish history by reading Jewish Blues. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3165

Reading the Torah with BookishlyJewish - Torah scroll on right and copy of Jewish Blues on the left.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

You’re either going to love or hate Dinner Party Animal by Jake Cohen. Check out the review to read our thoughts. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3160

A green velvet tablecloth with a square crystal cake stand on it. On the cake stand is a copy of a Dinner Part Animal

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Reading Ben and Zilka Siman- Tov’s cookbook EAT SMAL PLAYES is also a masterclass in hosting with ease and comfort. Check out the review to see our favorite recipes bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3157

A copy of Eat Small Plates on a green cloth background.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Why do I own two copies of the same book? Read the review of Rae Dayan’s ode to Syrian Jewish food and find out! bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3153

Two copies of For The Love Of Cooking nestled together on an off white background.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Four new Jewish books out today! See our 2026 releases list here: bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653

A yellow background with gold confetti and party streamers, then the text “happy release day”. The following book covers are on the page:
Maya’s Journey by Marcella White Campbell and Olivia Smith, Two Roses by Miriam Libicki and Rose Lipszyc, Falling For The Rabbi by Jennifer Wilck, The World Between by Zeeva Bukai

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Kicking off cookbook week with Dinner adobe 1 and 2! Share your faves from the books. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3146

Copies of dinner done 1 and 2 lying on top of a range.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

For Terumah, where instruction for building the holy vessels and the traveling temple (the mishana) are given, we reading The Third Temple a novel that lets us all think about what future temples might look and what their purpose actually is. bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3142

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The Remembering Candle by Alison Goldberg and Selina Alko just won some very well deserved rewards. Check out our review! bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3138

Green background with a copy of the remembering candle surrounded by a variety of yahrtzeit candles.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Cookbook week is almost upon us! Many consider it the best time of year. Here’s a peek at this year’s selection. (Note: we cover cookbooks year round but the special week is extra fun)

Grey brick wall and a beige floor with a stack of the following cookbooks on it:
For the love of cooking by Rae Dayan
Dinner done 1 and 2 by the between carpools team
Dinner party animal by Jake Cohen
Eat small plates by Ben gingi and Zikki Simman Tov
Eat Jewish by Melinda Strauss

And the text “cookbook week is coming! superimposed on top.

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BookishlyJewish @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Three new Jewish books in the world today! Happy release day Kylie Ora Lovell, Sarah Ansbacher, and Selina Alko. amzn.to/4qrhdSe amzn.to/4am41rA amzn.to/3OHjxak

Gold Confetti and celebration emoji background with the title “happy release day”. Covers for Choosing To Be Chosen by Kylie Ora Lobell, Another Shore by Sarah Ansbacher, and Otherwise Known As Judy The Great by Selina Alko are featured.

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