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Phoning Home is a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking essays featuring the author's quirky family, his Jewish heritage, and his New York City upbringing. Jacob M. Appel's recollec…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410243/How-to-Become-an-American
An odyssey from pre-Civil War Charleston to post-World War II Minneapolis through Jewish immigrants' eyes

The histories of US immigrants do not always begin and end in Ellis Island and…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410222/Child
2023 Southern Book Prize Nonfiction Finalist • A 2022 Katie Couric Media Must-Read New Book • A personal meditation on love in the shadow of white privilege and racism

Child is the stor…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410221/Understanding-Philip-Roth
A panoramic and accessible guide to one of the most celebrated—and controversial—authors of the twentieth century

Philip Roth was one of the most prominent, controversial, and prolific…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3410158/Kugels-and-Collards
Bitter Southerner 2024 Summer Reading pick • Garden & Gun fall cookbooks pick • The Nosher Best Jewish Cookbooks of 2023 • The Local Palate Best Cookbooks of 2023 • Food Network 35 Best Jewish…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409967/Understanding-Marge-Piercy
An examination of form and theme in Piercy's acclaimed poetry, fiction, and nonfiction

Grounded in feminism, political activism, and Jewish spirituality, Marge Piercy's work includes mo…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409892/Famous-all-over-Town
Novelist Walker Percy once said that the only remaining unexplored territory in Southern literature was the Jewish southerner. Famous all over Town, the first novel from Southern storyteller B…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409472/Famous-all-over-Town
Novelist Walker Percy once said that the only remaining unexplored territory in Southern literature was the Jewish southerner. Famous all over Town, the first novel from Southern storyteller B…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409403/Jewish-Sanctuary-in-the-Atlantic-World
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world

Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409434/Phoning-Home
Phoning Home is a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking essays featuring the author's quirky family, his Jewish heritage, and his New York City upbringing. Jacob M. Appel's recollec…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800