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Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov shot the pictures for "Zahav Home" in Solomonov's Philadelphia house. (Courtesy CookNSolo via JTA)
Chef Michael Solomonov hopes his latest cookbook geared toward home cooks can provide comfort at a challenging time.
Read MoreJmore talked with local author Jeremy Diamond about the new expanded edition of his “Tastemakers II” book, his writing process, and more.
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At left, the book cover of Mark and Matthew Jacob’s Abe Saperstein biography (Courtesy). At right, Abe Saperstein, far left, in the earliest known team photo of the Globetrotters, from the 1930–1931 season. (Berkley Family Collection via JTA)
A new biography tells the story of the Harlem Globetrotters’ Jewish founder and his role in shaping basketball.
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"Oy, Santa" is among the Chanukah children's books dealing with Christmas that have come out in 2024. (Collage by Joseph Strauss via JTA)
From gingerbread dreidels to a unique menorah used at the White House, here’s a look at this year’s new children’s books for Chanukah.
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Peter Lovenheim: “I don’t think gratitude comes naturally to human beings. It has to be learned and reinforced often.” (Provided photo)
With his new book, “Gift Shop of Gratitude,” author Peter Lovenheim calls on readers to forge a new attitude about gratitude.
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Israeli author and journalist Lee Yaron: "I hope this book helps readers see beyond the headlines and numbers to the real human stories beneath them." (Provided photo)
An investigative journalist, Yaron looks at the human dimensions of the victims of the Oct. 7th terrorist attacks in Israel.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Eric K. Reisman, shown here with his father Bernard in 2001: “Until this book I’d never thought of myself as a writer.” (Provided photo)
Pikesville author Eric K. Reisman writes about his dad and his lifelong friends from New York.
Read MoreJoshua Leifer’s “Tablets Shattered” reads like a eulogy for American Jewry in the not-so-distant future, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Dr. Melissa R. Klapper: "While historians do not like to apply contemporary standards to the past per se, there is no doubt that Emma was racist. She believed African Americans were inferior to white people and that slavery was a positive good." (Provided Photo)
“The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai” offers a glimpse into the mind of an unmarried Jewish woman living in Richmond during America’s bloodiest conflict.
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