Annual Books Issue:
True Confessions

We all own private thoughts that would make for intriguing stories. But some writers are brave and determined enough to transform their personal confessions and experiences into tales for the rest of us. For our annual books issue, we dive into memoirs. Each of the authors in this issue revisited a deep emotional challenge with a fresh eye—including searching for God, switching genders, recovering from a 9/11 tragedy—and share with their readers the lessons in coping they learned along the way. Speaking of books and confessions, I hope you don’t mind a quick shameless plug for my new book I Love Mondays: and other confessions from devoted working moms (November 1st), filled with maternal confessions.

Happy Jewish New Year!
Michelle Cove, Editor,
mcove@brandeis.edu

In This Issue

• Crossing the Borders of Time

  A former investigative reporter for the New York Times goes back in time to track down her mother’s lost love.

• Through the Door of Life

  A Yeshiva University professor’s painful and inspiring journey of transitioning from a man to a woman

• Where You Left Me

  One woman’s riveting tale of grief, mourning, and the second chance at love she never could have predicted.

• Man Seeks God

  A foreign correspondent who is agnostic goes on a quest to find a God he can believe in.

• Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released

  Helène Aylon recounts her journey from a traditional Orthodox upbringing to life as a provocative, feminist artist.