Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival has a GoodReads page, where we host discussions and more. Whether or not you’re participating, we hope you’ll stop by, join and take part!

The purposes of the Jewish Book Carnival are:

• To build community among bloggers who feature Jewish books on their blogs
• To promote Jewish reading, and fields supporting this reading such as publishing and library services

Appropriate content for Jewish Book Carnival submissions includes:

• Reviews of Jewish books
• Interviews with authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, librarians, etc. about Jewish literature
• Reporting on Jewish literary events (or the Jewish angle at non-Jewish events)
• Reflective essays related to Jewish literature, which may include reflections on the process of creating a specific title (this is the one instance in which authors/publshers might discuss one of their own books, in a meaningful and non-commercial way that serves a larger goal)

While the Carnival is open to participation by blogging authors and publishers, we wish to avoid “shameless commerce” (as NPR’s Car Talk puts it), and we ask that authors and publishers not submit posts directly promoting their own products. 

Upcoming Schedule

• June 2023 will be hosted by Reuven Chaim Klein at The Rachack Review. To participate, please submit your link by June 12, 2023 to yeshivish@gmail.com and please include “Jewish Book Carnival” in the subject line. One link per participant is preferred.
• July 2023 will be hosted by  Barbara Bietz at Jewish Books for Kids…And More! To participate, please submit your link by July 12, 2023 to barbarabietz@aol.com and please include “Jewish Book Carnival” in the subject line. One link per participant is preferred.
• August 2023 will be hosted by Gila Green at Gila Green Writes. To participate, please submit your link by August 11, 2023 to gila@gilagreenwrites.com and please include “Jewish Book Carnival” in the subject line. One link per participant is preferred.