American Jewish Fiction

Josh Lambert is a doctoral candidate in English and Jewish literature at the University of Michigan. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in English literature, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and served as a staff writer for the Harvard Lampoon. He led the redesign and relaunch of JBooks.com, an online book review magazine, in 2003, and served as its editor until 2004. He now contributes book reviews and essays to the Forward, the San Francisco Chronicle, the two national daily newspapers in Canada (the National Post and Globe and Mail), The Jerusalem Post, and Nextbook.org.

"This guide is a pleasure to read, the result of Lambert's wry and breezy style."—Jewish Book World "The usual truth is that reference books belong in libraries, but Josh Lambert's American Jewish Fiction is a notable exception. American readers—those Jewish, those not—should buy it and flip through the pages when looking for a good novel to buy."—JBooks.com "As they say, you can't tell the players without a scorecard. And this [American Jewish Fiction: A JPS Guide] is a fine way to keep the literary score."—Jewish Herald Voice "Lambert's evaluations and descriptions make the Jewish novel come alive."—15 Minutes Magazine