People of the (Futuristic) Book: A Suggested Reading List
Below is the selection of works written or recommended by the panelists from the live-stream event People of the (Futuristic) Book. Check out the links below to explore more related to Jewish science fiction and fantasy.
Materials Written by Panelists:
Steven H Silver:
- Jewish SF Bibliography
- Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Primer in Uncanny Magazine.
Valerie Estelle Frankel:
Michael A. Burstein:
- “Lifeblood” in By Blood We Live
- “The Great Miracle” in Apex Magazine
- “Kaddish for the Last Survivor” from I Remember the Future
- “Sofer Pete” in Nature
- Miachael Burnstein’s Website
Materials Recommended by Panelists:
Books:
- The Book of Esther by Emily Barton
- Blue Thread by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
- Briar Rose by Jane Yolen and Terri Windling
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross
- Ninth House and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
- Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
- The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon
- Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction edited by Jack Dann
Anthologies:
- Jews vs. Zombies and Jews vs. Aliens, edited by Lavie Tidhar & Rebecca Levene
- People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy edited by Rachel Swirsky and Sean Wallace.
- Strange Kaddish: Tales You Won’t Hear from Bubbie edited by Clifford Meth and Ricia Mainhardt
- Stranger Kaddish edited by Jim Reeber and Clifford Meth
- Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature, illustrated by Avi Katz and edited by Sheldon Teitelbaum and Emanuel Lottem