The Hidden Palace is the 2021-2022 pick for One Bay One Book!

I am beyond thrilled that the Jewish LearningWorks has selected The Hidden Palace for One Bay One Book: A Project of the Jewish Community Library. One Bay One Book is a year-long conversation connecting Bay Area readers through discussions, events, and informal conversations centered around a single title and its themes.

I spoke to J. The Jewish News of Northern California about being chosen for One Bay One Book:

While “The Golem and the Jinni” addressed immigration and “the shock of finding yourself in a new place,” Wecker said, “the second book is a lot more about assimilation and the slow process of becoming someone else in a new world and having to decide for yourself what that means for you.”

Women’s rights, workers’ rights and health conditions in cities are some of the other issues she tackles that have contemporary resonances. “We think of the people who lived in the past as living one particular way, or only a small handful of particular ways, when the truth is the past was a kaleidoscope,” she said.

You can also read and learn more about the One Bay One Book program here!