John J. Clayton’s work is inextricably tied to humanism, but as his stories, first published in Commentary magazine, make clear, his fiction is unashamedly Jewish.

DVDs Mama Doni’s Jewish Holiday Party Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg give kids not only a whopping good time musically and in storytelling but offer

November—Jewish Book Month—provides the opportunity to discover and explore the latest offerings geared to young readers. These newly published works include lighthearted, gaily illustrated picture

Jacob’s Folly: A Novel by Rebecca Miller. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 384 pp. $26) The characters and the story could hardly be more unconventional: Jacob, a

Be kind, my father would say to me from as far back as I can remember, and for a long list of situations. Be kind,

Lineup: A Novel By Liad Shoham. Translated by Sara Kitai. (HarperCollins, 320 pp. $25.99) Lineup is not Israel’s No. 1 thriller writer Liad Shoham’s first crime novel;

There is a healthy new crop of Jewish crime/thriller/mystery books by both newcomers and recognized authors, who have proven they can give us a great

Fiction The Middlesteins: A Novel by Jami Attenberg. (Grand Central Publishing, 288 pp. $24.99 cloth, $15 paper) Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins: A Novel, has structured