Toby Lloyd, an atheist, wrote his novel "Fervor" about the Rosenthal family, a religious Jewish family, drawing from his own experiences and interactions wit...

Elizabeth Graver's novel, "Kantika," is inspired by her maternal grandmother's migration journey from Istanbul to Barcelona and later to New York. The book e...

Cartoonist Eric Orner has written a new book, "Smahtguy: The Life and Times of Barney Frank," about his former boss, Barney Frank. Orner worked for Frank as ...

The author recounts her childhood desire for a Christmas tree and her parents' insistence that as Jews, they do not have Christmas trees. She describes her a...

The author reflects on the significance of Shabbat dinner in their childhood, which became less important after their father's death. They attempted to recre...

This personal essay reflects on the author's relationship with her cousin, Debbie Friedman, a Jewish musician and songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s and...

This personal essay reflects on the author's experience with her father's disappearance and subsequent death, as well as their shared connection to baseball....