A copy Hello (and goodbye) To All That superimposed on a faded generic city skyline.
Hello (and goodbye) To All That is a memoir about living in NY during some very turbulent times. Check out our audio book review!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3181
Reading to Torah with BookishlyJewish - parshat Ki Tisa. A Torah scroll on the left and a copy of the cookbook Shabbat on the right.
Yes, that’s right. Our parsha pick this week is a cookbook. Read about the pairing on the blog.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3177
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.
Four Jewish books were published yesterday!
Check out the full 2026 list here:
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653
The cover of hornytown chutzpah in front of a bookshelf.
@valeriefrankel.bsky.social is reviewing the upcoming detective noir Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3174
Reading the Torah with BookishlyJewish - Torah scroll on right and copy of Jewish Blues on the left.
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.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3165
A green velvet tablecloth with a square crystal cake stand on it. On the cake stand is a copy of a Dinner Part Animal
You’re either going to love or hate Dinner Party Animal by Jake Cohen. Check out the review to read our thoughts.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3160
A copy of Eat Small Plates on a green cloth background.
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
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3157
Two copies of For The Love Of Cooking nestled together on an off white background.
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!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3153
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
Four new Jewish books out today!
See our 2026 releases list here:
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2653
Copies of dinner done 1 and 2 lying on top of a range.
Kicking off cookbook week with Dinner adobe 1 and 2! Share your faves from the books.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3146
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.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3142
Green background with a copy of the remembering candle surrounded by a variety of yahrtzeit candles.
The Remembering Candle by Alison Goldberg and Selina Alko just won some very well deserved rewards. Check out our review!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3138
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.
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)
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.
Three new Jewish books in the world today! Happy release day Kylie Ora Lovell, Sarah Ansbacher, and Selina Alko.
https://amzn.to/4qrhdSe
https://amzn.to/4am41rA
https://amzn.to/3OHjxak
Reading the Torah with BookishlyJewish. Parshat Misphpatim. A copy of the witch of woodland next to a Torah scroll.
Parshat Mishpatinm is being paired with Laurel Snyder’s The Witch of Woodland. Come read why a long list of rules should not scare you!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3132
A rainbow neon background with a copy of the Sanhedrin chronicles on it.
Guest reviewer Valerie’s Estelle Frankel is back! And she’s sharing her thoughts on author J.S. Gold’s Jewish fantasy, The Sanhedrin Chronicles.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3126
Yellow to orange fade background. A headshot of author Abby White and the text “author interview Abby White”
It’s our fifth year with the Sydney Taylor Blog Tour. Check out our interview with @abbywhitewrites.bsky.social to learn more about our her winning YA novel DJ Rosenblum Becomes The GOAT.
Don’t forget to check out all the tour stops!
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3120
Today’s the day! Thanks to @jewishlibraries.bsky.social, I got to talk to @bookishlyjewish.bsky.social about all things D.J. ROSENBLUM.
Go to BookishlyJewish.com to read about my inspirations, some behind-the-scenes thinking, and maybe even a curly hair tip!
#sydneytaylor #blog #jewishbooks
Yellow background with gold confetti. It says happy release day and has the covers for This Is Not About Us, Virtually Perfect, and The Tavern At e End Of History
Happy release day to:
This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
https://amzn.to/4trsuVo
The Tavern At The End Of History by Morris Collins
https://amzn.to/4alOfNo
Virtually Perfect by Melissa Sky
https://amzn.to/4qpu7js
A yellow background with gold confetti. On top it says “happy release day” and a copy of Place Envy is below the text.
Happy release day to Place Envy by Michael Lowenthal
https://amzn.to/45UNbPm
Promo image for the Sydney Taylor Blog Tour. Background is navy with a gold Sydney Taylor Blog Deal on the top. Then below is yellow text that reads “Sydney Taylor Book Award, BLOG TOUR, February 9-12, 2026, JewishLibraries.org/blog
We will be interviewing @abbywhitewrites.bsky.social for the Sydney Taylor Blog Tour on Wednesday February 11!
Reading the Torah with bookishkyjewish- parhsat Yitro. Torah scroll on the left, copy of it takes two to Torah on the right.
For Parshat Yitro we are recommending It Takes Two To Torah and discussing all the unexpected twists and turns in the Torah.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3115
Navy bar lounge with a copy of always carry salt and a good luck eye charm next to it.
While Samantha Ellis’s memoir ALWAYS CARRY SALT is ostensibly about Judeo-Iraqi Arabic, it is also about the culture that produced it, and living in a diaspora that finds your existence inconvenient. I flew through it.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3110
A physical copy of Woven Roots and a kindle open to the cover of Ashkenazi Herbalism on white background surrounded by plant stickers.
Happy New Year to the trees! Happy Tu B’shvat!
Torah scroll on left, Copy of Maggie Anton’s The Midwives Escape on the right. Title on top says - reading the Torah with Bookishly Jewish Parshat Beshalach.
A little late but for Parshat Beshalach we recommend The Midwives Escape by legendary Jewish author Maggie Anton. It sets a stage for the entire book of Exodus.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3106
A bi flag with a copy of Alice rue evades the truth on it.
With the freezing weather keeping me inside, I curled up with ALICE RUE EVADES THE TRUTH the hilarious debut romance from @emilyzipps.bsky.social
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3095
Reading the Torah with BookishlyJewish parshat Bo. A Torah scroll on the left and a copy of Anya and The Dragon on the right.
For Parshat Bo we are talking about doing the right thing, even when it’s hard, and Sofiya Pasternak’s middle grade fantasy Anya And The Dragon.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=3090
A celebratory background with confetti and party hats. On top is a copy of The Kosher Conundrum and there is text that reads “happy release day”
Happy release day to one of our favorite authors @sagdern.bsky.social !
https://amzn.to/4qtVV7u
The cover of rebel queen on top of a black and white chess board.
Absolutely devoured Susan Polgar’s autobiography Rebel Queen. And I read it in audio! No chess knowledge needed to understand the story.
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?page_id=3084
Arching title - reading the Torah with BookishlyJewish: parshat Shemot. On the left is an open Torah scroll with yad pointer. On the right is the cover of the picture book The Passover Lamb.
For Parshat Shemot we are focusing on personal responsibility and two very different Miriam/Moses duos with The Passover Lamb by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Tajana Mai-Wyas illustrator
https://bookishlyjewish.com/?p=2800
