Authors Announcing Their Books

[Helen]

Aw, thanks, Yael! How nice of you! Putting yours on mine, too.

[Kathleen]

In response to this created thread, I would like to announce the publication of my new book, Diving for Pearls: A Thinking Journey with Hannah Arendt. The book blends biography with memoir to explore the significance of this Jewish political theorist and public intellectual's writing and life.
From the book cover:
Kathleen B. Jones brings a scholar’s insights and a lyrical voice to this philosophical memoir about her thirty-year fascination with Hannah Arendt, one of the 20th century's most controversial thinkers. With Arendt as her guide, Jones recounts stories from her own life interwoven with Arendt's life and work, demonstrating Arendt’s enduring relevance to thinking about the dilemmas of modern life.

http://www.thinkingwomenbooks.com/boo...

I have listed the book as a Giveaway on my author's page.




The book is available

[Uvi]

Here is my gift to you for Valentine's Day
Five highly praised books! Life is no longer gray
With a story to tell, and a place far away
Let the drama begin, let my characters play!

HOME ♥ http://bookShow.me/B00960TE3Y
APART FROM LOVE ♥ http://BookShow.me/B006WPITP0
RISE TO POWER ♥ http://bookShow.me/B00H6PMZ0U
A FAVORITE SON ♥ http://bookShow.me/B00AUZ3LGU
TWISTED ♥ http://bookShow.me/B00D7Q3IY4

[Uvi]

Get APART FROM LOVE, it's FREE today only:
Secrets, passion, betrayal… Find a path from guilt to forgiveness
http://BookShow.me/B006WPITP0

[Mirta]

A short montage that depicts themes in my book:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL0kv...

With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes

[Mitchell]

I'm pleased to announce a book giveaway for:
The Veterans of History: A Young Person’s History of the Jews

Enter to win a copy of The Veterans of History for a compelling narrative of Jewish history from Biblical times to today, providing the historical basis for an exploration of Jewish identity rooted in Jewish cultural literacy and traditions of social justice, and enabling young Jews to identify with and place themselves into the broad sweep of Jewish experience.

The Veterans of History is published by the Boston Workmen's Circle and is due to be released on April 2.

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“… Mitchell Silver has written a rich, lively and informative brief history of the Jewish experience which can be read usefully by readers of all ages. Silver is a liberal and a secularist who clearly loves Jewish community and culture and cares deeply about all people. He is scrupulously objective in describing the triumphs and tragedies of Jewish history from its beginnings to the present, including religious, political, cultural and social dimensions. This is the work of a consummate ‘storyteller’ in the best sense.”
-- Dr. David M. Gordis, President Emeritus of Hebrew College and Founding Director of the National Center on Jewish Policy Studies

“Mitchell Silver’s wonderful and engaging summary of the history of the Jews is a useful tool to reach out to our youngsters. I will be recommending it to our b’nai mitzvah as part of their preparation.”
--Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, Temple Beth Zion, Brookline, Massachusetts

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Mitchell Silver was educational director of the I.L. Peretz School of the Boston Workmen's Circle from 1992-2009 and cultural director of Camp Kinderland from 1989-2006. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and has taught philosophy at the University of Massachusetts/Boston since 1982. He is the author of A Plausible God (2006) and Respecting the Wicked Child: A Philosophy of Secular Jewish Identity and Education (1998). He writes and speaks regularly on issues relating to health care ethics, Jewish secularism, and Middle East politics. He was born in New York City, and lives with his wife in Newton, Massachusetts, where he raised his family.

[Tony]

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[Paul]

"The Seder in Space" free excerpt from Borrowed Tides http://archive.is/g6Oqm

[Uvi]

A Favorite Son is FREE today!
Hurry, get it now! Only a few more hours remaining:

[Roberta]

Hello Everyone,

I'm very excited to announce the publication of my new book about children of Holocaust survivors.
Gypsy Music Street is a memoir; a family history about love, loss, and the ramifications of the Holocaust through the generations that followed. My husband and I made an extraordinary journey to Budapest and Ukraine to explore my heritage. In light of the recent political unrest in that part of the world, I am so happy we decided to travel to Eastern Europe when we did.
Gypsy Music Street is available in print or as an ebook on Amazon. Any comments or questions are always much appreciated....Thank You, Roberta Stern Dietzen

http://www.amazon.com/Gypsy-Music-Str...

[Uvi]

Get Rise to Power, it’s FREE 03/28-03/29

Book Description:

Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. In his mind, history is written to praise the victorious—but at the last stretch of his illustrious life, he feels an irresistible urge to tell the truth. In the first volume, Rise to Power, David gives you a fascinating account of his early years, culminating with a tribal coronation. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir.

In an era of cruelty, when destroying the enemy is deemed a sacred directive, the slayer of Goliath finds a way to become larger than life. His search for a path to power leads him in ways that are, at times, scandalous. Notorious for his contradictions, David is seen by others as a gifted court entertainer, a successful captain in Saul’s army, a cunning fugitive, a traitor leading a gang of felons, and a ruthless raider of neighboring towns who leaves no witnesses behind.

How does he see himself, during this first phase of his life? With his hands stained with blood, can he find an inner balance between conflicting drives: his ambition for the crown, his determination to survive the conflict with Saul, and his longing for purity, for a touch of the divine, as expressed so lyrically in his psalms and music?

[Rachel]

Hi everyone!

I'm writing to announce the publication of my book "The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards," a collection of poetry out with Texas Tech University Press.

"In her first poetry collection, Rachel Mennies chronicles a young woman’s relationship with a complicated God, crafting a nuanced world that reckons with its past as much as it yearns for a new and different future. These poems celebrate ritual, love, and female sexuality; they bear witness to a dark history, and introduce us to “our God, the / collector of stories / and bodies,” a force somehow responsible for both death and liberation. Here, Mennies examines survival, assimilation, and intermarriage, subjects bound together by complex, if sometimes compromised, ties to the speaker’s Judaism. Through wit and careful prosody, The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards lays bare the struggles and triumphs experienced through a teenage girl’s coming of age, showing the reader what it means to become—and remain—a Jewish woman in America."

You can order The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards direct from the publisher or through Amazon, B&N, and most major booksellers. For more, see the link below.

The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards: Poems

[Mordechai]

Just published latest book about a restoration of an 18th Cent. Megillat Esther for a convent as featured in the Jewish Chronicle, Catholic Herald and various other websites. Nuns and scribes aren't normally something you think of in the same breath, but this was a really interesting interfaith endeavour and restoration.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/marc-michael...
or the ebook http://www.lulu.com/shop/marc-michael...

20% off with code WAFFLESSAY20 (till 31st March) at www.lulu.com - now you've no excuse for not buying all those lovely Kulmus Publishing books.See the full catalogue at http://www.sofer.co.uk/Kulmus_Catalog...

[Harriet]

With the Palestinian boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign giving new impetus to anti-Semitism in America, my just-published thriller, "Enemy in the Garden," hits a timely note. Set in the 1970s, it is a fast-moving adventure story of an ordinary suburban family caught up in a neo-fascist plot when the husband is kidnapped.
Available on Amazon in paperback and ebook, with a Reading Group Guide for book clubs and discussion groups. Reviews on Amazon.com and/or Goodreads are welcome.

[Maggie]

I have just posted a Goodreads Cover Real Event for my new historical fantasy Enchantress: A Novel of Rav Hisda's Daughter. Please RSVP and add this book to your 'to read' shelf. If over 150 do so, I will post the first chapter for an exclusive peak.

Maggie Anton

[Mitchell]

I'm pleased to announce the publication of my book "The Veterans of History: A Young Person's History of the Jews" by the Boston Workmen's Circle. The Veterans of History provides the historical basis for an exploration of Jewish identity rooted in Jewish cultural literacy and traditions of social justice.
For more, see:
https://www.facebook.com/veteransofhi...

[Mirta]

I was invited to participate in an interview on Stanford University's radio "La Ventana." This is a bilingual, multicultural radio station run by volunteers. I spoke about my memoir, With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes. The hosts and I discussed the immigrant lifestyle (in general) and the Universal themes that encapsulate the experience. While a memoir, of course, speaks to personal experiences, challenges and adventures, I have found that my book has touched many people of various backgrounds. We are connecting on very simple, human concepts; the need to feel loved, secure and accepted. Follow the link to listen in:

http://ventanaamericana.com/?p=1610

[Harriet]

My just-published thriller, Enemy in the Garden, is a fast-paced suspense story about an ordinary Jewish suburban family caught up in
plot by anti-Semitic, anti-government fanatics. It received a 5-star rating on Amazon.com, has just been added to the Amazon site as a Kindle ebook and is now a Goodreads giveaway through May 15.
More reviews would be most welcome.

[Uvi]

FREE today! Get it now:

★★★★★ APART FROM LOVE
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♥ Audio ♥ http://tinyurl.com/aprtl-a
♥ Print ♥ http://bookShow.me/0984993207

Here is a timely excerpt from the book, a flashback to Passovers past:

"If I were to focus strictly on my parents, ignore the entire background of this place, and let the clutter and the smell of it just fall away, this could take me back to a different time, a time in my childhood, when our kitchen table was set for the Passover meal. What comes back to me first is the tinkle, as my father finished blessing the wine, and clinked his glass against hers, against mine.
I remember: the table was draped, all the way down to the floor, with mom's best, rarely used tablecloth, made of the smoothest ivory satin you ever touched. Dad sat at the head of the table, mom to his right, I opposite her.
All day long she had been cooking, which infused the air with a wonderful aroma. In it you could detect a sharp whiff of horseradish and of gefilte fish and sweet brisket and red cabbage and roasted potatoes, all of which made my stomach growl. It went on growling until he finished reading the long, archaic text in the Hagadda, which meant little to me, except a vague notion of the utter futility of patience.
I remember: my mother ladled the clear, golden chicken soup and set it here, steaming before my eyes, with three matzo balls floating inside, which was her way of giving. "It's hot," she said. "Make sure to blow on it first." Yes, the smell of her cooking was good, but then, the taste! Just wait till you took the first bite--"

[Claudia]

What a brilliant group idea. I just found this and have been scrolling through the incredible book postings here. I am amazed and awed by the breadth of Jewish-related books.
I would like to announce the upcoming publication of THE DUEL FOR CONSUELO, on June 15, from Booktrope.
The story takes place in 1711, in Colonial Mexico, in the waning days of the Inquisition's power. Consuelo is the descendent of the "secret Jews" or Conversos, who converted at the point of a sword. She is forced to choose between love and duty, the light of the future or the pull of the past, the old religion and the new.
I'll be back to announce the Launch Party and the big fun giveaways, but thank you for letting me tell you about this book, and letting me see what bounty of writing is out there for me to dive into!
www.claudiahlong.com/blog

[Michelle]

I am the senior editor at Fig Tree Books and I am so excited to review the many wonderful books collected in this group. I wanted to share that I am currently accepting submissions and welcome manuscripts from writers and agents.

Fig Tree Books is focused on publishing original high quality literary & mainstream fiction & reviving classics that deal with the American Jewish experience (AJE). We are passionate about discovering new voices as well as expanding the audience for established authors. All of our books will be available in print & e-format, backed by a major distributor to both retail & online accounts & promoted using a combination of traditional & social media approaches. Our first titles will be published in the spring/summer of 2015 & we expect to publish about 12 new titles annually.

Please take a look at our website www.FigTreeBooks.net. We have also recently been featured in Lilith Magazine and in a blog by Erika Dreifus. We have selected our first list and will launch in the fall.

If you have a novel that fits our model, I would love to consider it for publication.

[Karoline]

So good to know! My book has already been published. Do you do promotion for Jewish themed books already published?
Karoline Barrett
karoline@karolinebarrett.com

[Michelle]

Hi Karoline,

Congratulations. We promote the books that we publish. We will soon, however, have a blog where we will discuss Jewish writers and writing in general as well as our own authors. You should definitely check out our website www.FigTreeBooks.net. We will launch our company in the fall and our first list in the spring. Once the blog is up and running, please look for opportunities to share your work with our community. We are all about Jewish books!
Best,
Michelle

[A.J.]

Wish I had discovered this thread a year ago. My first novel, Forgiving Maximo Rothman was published April 2013. It was selected by National Jewish Book Awards as a finalist for Outstanding Debut Fiction. If you're not familiar with the Jewish WWII refugee settlement in Sosua, Dominican Republic you can learn about it in my book.

My next novel, Stealing a Summer's Afternoon, will be out in June. It's a comedy and happens on the UWS. More details here as they become available.

[Debra]

My latest book, "Where Jewish Grandmothers Come From," came out two weeks ago, just in time for Mother's Day. It's the sequel to my award-winning chapbook, "There's Jews in Texas?" solving the major complaint of that book, that it was too short!

[Uvi]

Love reading? Download this book now
Rise to Power

Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. In his mind, history is written to praise the victorious—but at the last stretch of his illustrious life, he feels an irresistible urge to tell the truth. In the first volume, Rise to Power, David gives you a fascinating account of his early years, culminating with a tribal coronation. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir.

In an era of cruelty, when destroying the enemy is deemed a sacred directive, the slayer of Goliath finds a way to become larger than life. His search for a path to power leads him in ways that are, at times, scandalous. Notorious for his contradictions, David is seen by others as a gifted court entertainer, a successful captain in Saul’s army, a cunning fugitive, a traitor leading a gang of felons, and a ruthless raider of neighboring towns who leaves no witnesses behind.

How does he see himself, during this first phase of his life? With his hands stained with blood, can he find an inner balance between conflicting drives: his ambition for the crown, his determination to survive the conflict with Saul, and his longing for purity, for a touch of the divine, as expressed so lyrically in his psalms and music?

[Mirta]

Hi everyone. I'm pleased to announce that my book is now E-friendly :-)
Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Argentina-...

[A.J.]

Very excited about my new novel Stealing A Summer's Afternoon. It will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iTunes June 10, 2014. For those of you who read my debut novel, Forgiving Maximo Rothman, this will be a little bit of a departure. Forgiving Maximo was meant to make you cry. Stealing is meant to make you laugh. Would love some feedback from readers--A J Sidransky

[Claudia]

Looks like fun. I will add it to my TBR list!
Claudia

[A.J.]

Thanks!!

[Steve]

Author Fiona Gold Kroll has made a stop on my blog, Real Events and People Non-Fiction with her book. I invite all of you to stop by and see the tour stop. I found this to be a very powerful story.

Nonfiction Spotlight and Interview with Author Fiona Gold Kroll - A Stone for Benjamin Tour & Giveaway



Blurb:
Since childhood, author Fiona Gold Kroll has been drawn to a photograph of her great-uncle, Benjamin Albaum, a Jewish man who disappeared from Paris at the beginning of World War II. A Stone for Benjamin is the compelling story of Fiona’s quest to discover his fate. Chasing Holocaust shadows across Europe and beyond, Fiona begins her powerful journey searching for clues with nothing more than a misspelled name, old photographs and family stories. Determined to uncover the truth about Benjamin’s life and death and France’s betrayal of its Jewish population, Fiona pieces together her great-uncle’s life, elevating Benjamin’s legacy from a number tattooed on his arm at Auschwitz to a more complete memory of the vibrant man he was.

http://realeventsandrealpeoplenonfict...

[Mirta]

Hello everyone! My book will be FREE June 5th - June 7th. I hope you take advantage of the offer and read about this Jewish, Russian, Arr-hen-tina family.

http://www.amazon.com/With-Love-The-A...

[Claudia]

I am proud and overjoyed to announce the publication of my new book, The Duel for Consuelo.

It's the story of a Converso (Spanish convert from Judaism to Christianity at the point of a sword) in 1711 Mexico. Consuelo is the descendent of Conversos, and is torn between her two faiths--the one she knows and the one she inherits.

Please check out my blog here on Goodreads for an interesting perspective on how relevant and true her dilemma still is.

And of course, check out the book! Available on Amazon amzn.to/1oAC8j6 and everywhere else you buy your books.
Thanks! Claudia

[Claudia]

Can I add that at this instant it is #12 in the Hot New Releases Jewish American Fiction on Amazon and #18 in Hot New Releases Hispanic! Probably the only book with THAT combo!

[Maggie]

This is an embarrassing request, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I just posted the 2-minute speech I gave about Enchantress: A Novel of Rav Hisda's Daughter at the Jewish Book Council on my Goodreads author page Maggie Anton. Apparently videos are ranked by the number of views, and since it has 0, it's way down on the bottom of my video list. Could you please do me a big favor and watch it [actually you could do something else while it's running] so at least it can get to the top of the list where anyone who goes to my author page will actually see it?

Thanks so much.

[Claudia]

Claudia wrote: "Can I add that at this instant it is #12 in the Hot New Releases Jewish American Fiction on Amazon and #18 in Hot New Releases Hispanic! Probably the only book with THAT combo!"

Now it's #82 in the actual Top 100 Kindle Jewish Literature, right there between Dara Horn and Eleanor Lipman! Really amazing! Thanks for allowing us to post our news here--I had to tell someone!!

The Duel for Consuelo, Top 100 Kindle for #Jewish books! Be transported to another world http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...

[Uvi]

★ Love reading? Download this book now ★
And while you get it, check out its audio edition, too!
Apart From Love
Free 06/19-06/20

[Miriam]

Thank you for this opportunity to mention my novel. "Neither Here Nor There" by Miriam Drori was published by Crooked Cat on 17 June, 2014 and is available from Amazon, Smashwords, Book Depository and Crooked Cat Books.

It is a romance set mostly in Jerusalem. The heroine was brought up in the haredi community and has decided to leave it. The hero is a recent immigrant from England.

[Andrew]

BookOfLife wrote: "Several members of this group have recently asked whether it's okay for them, as authors, to promote their own work here. Generally speaking, we don't want the Jewish Book Carnival to be an adverti..."

BookOfLife wrote: "Several members of this group have recently asked whether it's okay for them, as authors, to promote their own work here. Generally speaking, we don't want the Jewish Book Carnival to be an adverti..."

Thanks for this opportunity! My new book, O, AFRICA! is just out, has been getting some very strong reviews (KIRKUS, CHICAGO TRIBUNE), and is rich in Jewish themes. I hope you'll check it out.

[Efrat]

I am thrilled to share with you my new novel HER PROMISED ROAD, inspired by the chronicles of Golda Meir’s early life and her mission to the United States in the 1930's. It depicts the challenges, deliberations and passionate soul searching of a young woman in her early thirties - her natural desire to be loved, an obligation to family, and the urgency of the mission ahead; while questioning if her promised road is worthy of the heavy cost to her personal life… and heart.
More about the book here
https://www.amazon.com/author/efratis...

[Anna]

Hi Efrat! Good luck with your new book! ow exciting.

I published my very first book last month and it has been a journey; pr, marketing, publicity...

Fascinating....Golda Meir---we met her in 1972 when we arrived in Israel from Communist Russia.

Would love to read your book and wishing you good luck!

Thanks for sharing!
Anna

[Efrat]

Thank you Anna! Indeed I'm very busy with the new book but it's so uplifting that I am going with a big smile on my face all day... I took a pick at your book THE CIRCLES OF LIFE - you lived in 3 differet places and in 3 different cultures just like the hero of my book Devorah Abramson. It surly enables a more wide perspective on the world (which is good I think). And good luck to you too with your book :))

[Anna]

:-) Thanks Efrat.
Living three continents indeed provide me with wider horizons, let alone profound appreciation for the freedom of America:-) And not taking for granted a thing.

I can relate to smile on your face, since my book went live, It is a huge sense of fulfillment finalizing such a challenging project. and off I go finalizing my second book.
Thanks and nice meeting you here.

Happy writing:-)
Anna

[A.J.]

So happy to share with you the first review of my new book STEALING A SUMMER'S AFTERNOON. I think it's a pretty good beach read. Love some feedback from Goodreads readers.

http://www.uptowncollective.com/2014/...

http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Summer...

[Anna]

Great A.J.

Good luck!
Anna:-)

http://www.annaaizic.com/

[A.J.]

Thanks so much Anna

[Anna]

:-) artists must support each other, right? we make the world spin faster and smily often:-)

lol
Anna:-)

Ebbok:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K41Y2GI

Paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Circles-Lif...

[A.J.]

This is entirely true. You live in NYC by any chance?

[Anna]

near NYC:-) we lived there many years- now Suburbs( 20 min away from the city) u?

[A.J.]

I live in Washington heights