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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: In the Spirit of Homebirth Posted by Nat BernsteinWhether homebirthing is your steez or not, there’s no denying the delight of this book cover:In the Spirit of Homebirth: Modern Women, an… Nat Bernstein August 20, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Terrible Beauty of the Evil Man Posted by Nat BernsteinKodesh Press held a special Tu b’Av sale of some of their newest titles, including The Terrible Beauty of the Evil Man, a memoir… Nat Bernstein August 14, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: What We Brought Back Posted by Nat BernsteinAs summer programs and, God willing, this summer’s war between Israel and Hamas draw to a close, one has to wonder at the experiences of the… Nat Bernstein August 7, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry Posted by Nat BernsteinThis week at the farmers market I marveled at the fresh currants currently in season: spherical crimson and blush-colored jewels on… Nat Bernstein July 30, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Language of Paradise Posted by Nat BernsteinThe microcosm encased within a glass terrarium on the book cover for Barbara Klein Moss’s forthcoming novel The Language of… Nat Bernstein July 25, 2014
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Nest Posted by Chava LanskyNest by Esther Ehrlich tells the story of Naomi “Chirp” Orenstein, a young girl living on Cape Cod in the 1970s. When Chip’s beloved mother… Chava Lansky July 16, 2014
