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Michelle Anne Schingler

Michelle Anne Schingler, a former librarian and Hebrew school teacher, is the managing editor at Foreword Reviews. Her days are books, books, books; she knows how lucky that makes her.  Twitter: @mschingler

Open Letter to a Book I Will Not Finish

Sometimes a book starts off well enough, and then you just don't finish it.

100 Must-Read Works of Jewish Fiction

Excellent works of Jewish fiction from across the world!

Don’t Call THE RED TENT Christian Fiction

The problems with reclassifying THE RED TENT and other Jewish fiction as "Christian fiction."

Beach Reading Rules: How to Tell If Your Book Qualifies

How to tell if you're reading a beach book.

My Political Awakening in Books

Barack Obama saved me from myself. I’d love to say so to Sean Hannity, whose Let Freedom Ring was my ...

Ten Haggadot Recommendations For Your Passover Meal

10 Haggadot recommendations perfect for your Passover Meal this weekend.

A Consideration of Disclaimers in Fiction

I read a YA novel last month that I (mostly) very much enjoyed. It had a sweet romance at its ...

In Praise of Non-Degreed Librarians

My boss asks me for a librarian’s perspective on an audio books purveyor. I hesitate. Then comes a disclaimer that ...

9 L. M. Montgomery Heroines and Their Classic Literary Counterparts

For a small province, Prince Edward Island sure does have its share of dramatic goings-on. Don’t let the idyllic scenery ...

Pairing the Romantic Heroes of L.M. Montgomery and Jane Austen

Both Jane Austen and L.M. Montgomery are great go-tos for escapist romantic reading. Jane Austen’s books are perennially clever, and ...