Jewish Authors

Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month by choosing one of our recommended reads. For all ages.

Updated March 18, 2024
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The postcard
Berest, Anne
Paper Book
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR TIME Magazine・NPR・Library Journal・The Globe and Mail・Lilith・Forward Magazine・Toronto Star・The New Yorker Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest...

En 2003, l'ecrivaine recoit une carte postale anonyme sur laquelle sont notes les prenoms des grands-parents de sa mere, de sa tante et de son oncle, morts a Auschwitz en 1942. Elle enquete pour decouvrir l'auteur de cette missive et plonge dans l'histoire de sa famille maternelle, les Rabinovitch, et de sa grand-mere Myriam qui a echappe a la deportation.

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The postcard
Berest, Anne
Paper Book
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR TIME Magazine・NPR・Library Journal・The Globe and Mail・Lilith・Forward Magazine・Toronto Star・The New Yorker Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest...

Also available in eBook or eAudiobook formats.

3

A ballet of lepers : a novel and stories
Cohen, Leonard
Paper Book
An uncovered novel from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen.

Also available in eBook format.

Canadian author.

4

Red team blues
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues is a grabby next-Tuesday thriller about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the world really works. Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Canadian author.

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The girl in the blue coat
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

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The girl in the blue coat
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when...

Aussi disponble en format numerique.

7

Brazen : my unorthodox journey from long sleeves to lingerie
Haart, Julia
Paper Book
**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A riveting, inspiring memoir from the star of Netflix's My Unorthodox Life 'Haart is a hustler, a born entrepreneur, charismatic enough to attract investment like a pop ingenue attracts talent...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

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