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The Book of V. is a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature!

Global Citizen selects The Book of V. as its July 2021 Book Club read. Join the conversation here.

For Purim 2021 Anna appears on two podcasts: Unorthodox and Judaism Unbound

The Book of V. makes NPR’s Best Books of 2020 round-up

Kirkus names The Book of V. a Best Book of 2020, especially recommended for getting your book club talking.

Boston Lyric Opera pairs The Book of V. with an operatic trope called “mad scenes” for its October BLO Book Club program.

The Book of V. chosen as the One Bay One Book read for 2020-2021. A great article (quoted below) about the program can be found here and a helpful discussion guide can be found here.

“[The Book of V.] gives voice to generations of women bookending at least 2½ millennia. These voices call attention to, and speak out against, societal structures of power, domination, and oppression. The characters who hope for and champion the desire for partnership-based societies, despite the obstacles they face, provide hope and inspiration for Lily and for the reader. And they remind us that as far as we’ve come, we still have a lot of work to do.”—Noa Albaum, program coordinator for the Jewish Community Library

The Book of V. wins an Alma for Best Biblical Retelling of the Year.

Oprah Magazine calls The Book of V. and the other Good Morning America Book Club picks “page turners.”

The Book of V. makes Real Simple’s Best Books of 2020 (so far) list.

The Book of V. chosen as Hadassah’s One Book, One Hadassah national book club read. Learn more about the program here. Join the Aug. 20 conversation here.

Entertainment Weekly names The Book of V. one of the 10 best books of 2020 so far.

The Book of V. named People Magazine’s Book of the Week!

The Book of V. gets glowing reviews in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and elsewhere.

Entertainment Weekly’s Most Anticipated Quarantine Reads features The Book of V.

The Book of V. is one of Kirkus Review’s Best Books for May

The Washington Post’s 10 Books for May includes The Book of V.

The Book of V. audiobook wins an Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine

A *starred* review from BookPage!

The Book of V. makes the May Indie Next list!

A *starred* review from Publishers Weekly!

A *starred* Kirkus review!

Entertainment Weekly names The Book of V. one of its Most Anticipated Books of 2020

Hey Alma includes The Book of V. on this wonderful Favorite Books for Spring 2020 round-up

The Nerd Daily includes The Book of V. on its (wonderfully nerdy and genre-diverse!) Most Anticipated Books of 2020 list

The Millions includes The Book of V. in its Most Anticipated: Great First-Half of 2020 Book Preview

A nice round-up of 2020’s most anticipated books in the Palm Beach Post includes The Book of V.

The Literary Life podcast out of Miami’s Books and Books recommends The Book of V. in its Most Anticipated Books of 2020 episode

The Book of V. makes Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2020 list