Kosher America

I've noticed that lately we have several stories dealing with Jewish issues: a book review of the memoirs of a Nazi hunter, an author in Germany bringing up dialogue of the "Jewish gene" so when I saw this article I thought we'd add it to the list.  Sue Fishkoff, a Jewish journalist with a long history of writing about Jewish issues around the globe has brought her focus back to the US and on an issue that has grown to affect more than just its Jewish population.  Her new book, Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority, addresses the issue of the growing amount of Kosher food being sold in the US even though the Orthodox Jewish population remains small is and is the only portion of the population required to eat it.  Fishkoff notes in her book these religious dietary standard are not starting to attract groups outside the faith such as Reformed Jews, vegetarians and Muslims (who can have similar dietary needs) because of an increased interest in health and food politics.  If you've ever been curious about what that label "kosher" on meat meant Fishkoff's book which is being released in October is a good place to look so keep an eye out for it.  


To read the original article in Publisher's Weekly please click here: Sue Fishkoff: Kosher Isn't Just Jewish Anymore

For the readers looking for something different

With a little scouting I found this list from Publisher's Weekly included in an article about this fall's line up of novels from smaller publishing houses they think will stand out.  If you are looking for something new and different perhaps you can find it here.  Give the article itself a glance too, it gives a great tip on a novel in particular to watch out for.

Rousing the Sleepers Top 20 hand-sells from independent presses this fall (plus 20 more online only)

Publishers Weekly Bestsellers

Here is a list of bestsellers that I found listed on the Publisher's Weekly's website listing the title and format of the book.  Enjoy!

The Postcard Killers	Hardcover Fiction
The Power	Hardcover Nonfiction
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Mass Market Paper
Eat, Pray, Love	Trade Paper
The Hunger Games	Children's Fiction
LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary	Children's Picture Book
Pretty Little Liars	Children's Series & Tie-ins
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (unabr.)	Audio Fiction
Flyboys	Audio Nonfiction

Bestsellers 6/2 Publishers Weekly

For those who don't know Publisher's Weekly is the industry magazine for the book publishing world. Here are their bestsellers as of today:
Hardcover Fiction
1. 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel Lee Child .
2. Storm Prey John Sandford .
3. Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris .
4. Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin .
5. The Help Kathryn Stockett .
6. Innocent Scott Turow .

Top Mass Market Paperback
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson
2. The Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg Larsson
3. Run for Your Life James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
4. Wicked Pray John Sanford
5. The Apostle Brad Thor
6. The Last Song Nicholas Sparks