Jew It Your Shelf 2023 - hosted by adastraperlibros

Jewish genre fiction
 So much of mainstream Jewish literature is either literary or historical fiction. This year, try something from a more niche genre like fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc. 
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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

The Golem and the Jinni

The Golem and the Jinni #1

Helene Wecker

486 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford

The Dyke and the Dybbuk

Ellen Galford

248 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny medium-paced
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

466 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos

From Dust, A Flame

Rebecca Podos

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman

The Ritual Bath

Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #1

Faye Kellerman

352 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy by Sean Wallace, Rachel Swirsky

People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sean Wallace, Rachel Swirsky

318 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero

The Ghosts of Rose Hill

R.M. Romero

452 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Seep by Chana Porter

The Seep

Chana Porter

216 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

The City Beautiful

Aden Polydoros

462 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe

Aviva vs the Dybbuk

Mari Lowe

176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced