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The Astronaut’s Son by Tom Seigel

THE ASTRONAUT’S SON (Woodhall Press Hardcover) by Tom Segiel is a fast-paced mystery that was inspired by the true story of ex-Nazi scientists and engineers at NASA.  Read the well-deserved interviews and reviews for this debut thriller:

BookLoons -review

Oregon Jewish Life – included in a holiday roundup 

The Times of Israel – interview

The Book Decoder Blog – review

Jennifer Tar Heel Reader Blog – review

The Book’s The Thing Blog – review

Jewish Book Council – guest post

Locus Magazine Online – included in a roundup of new releases/

The Rap Sheet Blog – included in a roundup of new releases: 

Too Jewish Radio Show – interview

Tita Writes – review

Mystery Scene – review 

The Weston Forum/Han Network Newspapers – interview 

Mystery People – interview  

The Jewish Week (NYC) – included in Fall Arts Preview 9/13: 

ForeWord Reviews – review

Book Q&A With Deborah Kalb – interview 

Publishers Weekly – review

Detroit Jewish News – included in summer roundup: 

Reviews by Amos Lassen – review 

Filed Under: Books, Reviews & Features, Thrillers Tagged With: Debut novel, Debut novelist, Jewish author, Jewish Book Council, Jewish fiction, mystery, thriller novel, Tom Seigel, Woodhall Press

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My Mother’s Son by David Hirshberg

FigTree Books LLC, publisher of the best literature of the American Jewish experience, has published My Mother’s Son, a debut novel by David Hirshberg. 

The story is told by a radio raconteur revisiting his past in post-World War II Boston, the playground and battleground for two brothers whose lives are transformed by discoveries they never could have imagined. From the opening line of the book, “When you’re a kid, they don’t always tell you the truth,” the stage is set for this riveting coming-of-age story that plays out against the backdrop of the Korean War, the aftermath of the Holocaust, the polio epidemic, the relocation of a baseball team, and the shenanigans of politicians and businessmen. Hirshberg deftly weaves together events, characters, and clues and creates a rich tapestry of betrayal, persecution, death,loyalty, and unconditional love that resonates with today’s America.

My Mother’s Son has received impressive accolades, including:

  • Gold Medal, 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards, RegionalFiction
  • Winner, 2018 National Indie Excellence Awards, Best RegionalFiction,
  • Winner, two New York City Big Book Awards:Historical Fiction and Debut Fiction.

It has also received strong review coverage including a starred review in both Booklist and Library Journal and:

The Jewish Book Council

The Jewish Advocate (Boston)

The Washington Jewish Week

The Reporter Group

Too Jewish Radio Podcast

Filed Under: Books, Fiction, Reviews & Features, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boston, David Hirshberg, fiction, Fig Tree Books, historical fiction, Jewish author, Jewish Book Council, Jewish fiction, Literary fiction, The Jewish Advocate, The Reporter Group, Too Jewish Radio, Washington Jewish Week

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Jerome Charyn Blogs for Jewish Book Council

Jerome Charyn’s new collection of short stories, BITTER BRONX continues to receive great reviews!

Most recently it is mentioned in this month’s O, The Oprah Magazine and described, “With echoes of Walt Whitman’s fantastical city and the hard-boiled territory of Mickey Spilane BITTER BRONX elevates the borough’s stoops and sidewalks into the realm of myth.”

This week he has been blogging for the Jewish Book Council’s Visiting Scribe series.  His third and final blog is about going “Back to the Bronx.”

Read all three of his blogs on the Jewish Book Council’s website.

Bitter-Bronx

 

Filed Under: Books, News & Announcements Tagged With: Bitter Bronx, Jerome Charyn, Jewish author, Jewish Book Council, O, Short stories, The Oprah Magazine

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