Upcoming Author Events Sidney Thompson will be giving a talk during the Memphis Area Authors’ Festival at 2pm on April 6th, 2024. Join Gail Shaffer Blankenau for Lunch @ the Library on Wednesday, April 4th, at 12:10pm. She will discuss … Continue reading News & Reviews
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in April. Jackson Adams: So much of the national political conversation around the Democratic Primary has centered on “electability,” a metric that mostly takes a half-hearted guess at what another, not entirely well-defined person wants to see in a candidate. At best, it often can be used to determine where and how campaigns should spend money and, more often, it’s used as a cudgel, both against candidates and an electorate. What I … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Courtroom Dramas, Prairie Socialism, and Other April Books
Rafael Medoff’s new book The Jews Should Keep Quiet (Jewish Publication Society, 2019) is receiving wonderful media attention. Below read more about the book, its reviews, and additional articles written by the author. About the Book: Based on recently discovered … Continue reading The Jewish Publication Society’s Rafael Medoff in the Media
Save 40% off a selection of books in honor of Shavuot. Enter 6SH9 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Offer expires June 10, 2019 and is good for U.S. and Canadian shipments … Continue reading Shavuot Sale with The Jewish Publication Society
This spring, JPS welcomes four new titles to its library of books of enduring worth. These four take particular interest in Jewish Culture—both how it has been represented in history and its common traits today. Typically Jewish Nancy Kalikow Maxwell … Continue reading Forthcoming from The Jewish Publication Society
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in November. Anna Weir: One of my favorite classes in college, Biblical Archaeology, focused … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Autofiction, Bourbon, and Other November Books
The biannual Rabbinical Assembly Conference is back this year in Chicago from Sunday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 25. You can read a recap of the first day here. The Jewish Publication Society’s Barry Schwartz, along with UNP marketing manager Mark Heineke, will … Continue reading Rabbinical Assembly preview
Books When History is Personal Mimi Schwartz Praise from Kirkus: “Expressive, intimate snapshots of one woman’s life set atop the backdrop of global history.” American Colossus Allen M. Hornblum Review in the Telegraph: “…[an] excellent new biography . … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books The Black Bruins James M. Johnson Starred review from Kirkus: “Johnson engagingly captures the lives, struggles, and triumphs of five men whose greatness transcended American sports.” Black Jesus and Other Superheroes Venita Blackburn Highlighted in Ms. blog: “Blackburn’s remarkably short … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following interview was first published in the Jewish Publication Society’s newsletter and can also be found on JPS’s website. Joshua R. Jacobson is a professor of music and director of choral activities at Northeastern University, the founder and director of the Zamir … Continue reading Chanting the Hebrew Bible: A Discussion with Joshua Jacobson
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