Rav Hisda’s Daughter, Book I: Apprentice
by Maggie Anton


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The Complete Maus
by Art Spiegelman


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Of Love and Evil
by Anne Rice

Book Two in The Songs of the Seraphim series.
The first book, Angel Time was reviewed here. This review many contain spoilers for it.

I didn’t exactly enjoy the first book in this series (for the reasons why, see the review link above) but now that the character of Toby O’Dare had been established, I hoped that the series ( Read more... )

The Left Hand of God: A Biography of the Holy Spirit
by Adolf Holl


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Delilah
by India Edgehill


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Angel Time
by Anne Rice

Book One in The Songs of the Seraphim series

I have a long relationship with Anne Rice's books. I think the first one I read - Interview with the Vampire, naturally - was picked up in late junior high or early high school. I loved it. Next was The Vampire Lestat. Loved that one, too. But as I progressed through her Vampire ( Read more... )

People of the Book

by Geraldine Brooks

Of course, a book is more than the sum of its materials. It is an artifact of the human mind and hand. The gold beaters the stone grinders, the scribes, the binders, those are the people I feel most comfortable with. Sometimes, in the quiet, these people speak to me. They let me see what their intentions were, ( Read more... )

by A. J. Jacobs


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From Fasting to Feasting: A Unique Journey Through the Jewish Holidays

by Joe Bobker
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 The Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure

by Stan Mack

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