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Across Jewish, Coming of Age, and Literary — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Indignation by Philip Roth.

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Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories — Philip Roth

Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

The Life Room — Jill Bialosky

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Call it Sleep — Henry Roth

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

History of Love A Novel — Nicole Krauss

History of Love A Novel

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

The Lost Orphan — Stacey Halls

The Lost Orphan

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

All the Things We Don’t Talk About — Amy Feltman

All the Things We Don’t Talk About

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Shmutz A Novel — Felicia Berliner

Felicia Berliner

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Above Us Only Sky A Novel — Michele Young-Stone

Above Us Only Sky A Novel

Michele Young-Stone

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Little Mercies — Heather Gudenkauf

Heather Gudenkauf

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Honey Girl — Morgan Rogers

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Bessie A Novel — Linda Kass

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

A Cattleman’s Honor — Diana Palmer

A Cattleman’s Honor

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Silbermann — Jacques de Lacretelle

Jacques De Lacretelle

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Navy Brides An Anthology — Debbie Macomber

Navy Brides An Anthology

Debbie Macomber

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

The Lion Seeker A Novel — Kenneth Bonert

The Lion Seeker A Novel

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Little Pieces of Me A Novel — Alison Hammer

Little Pieces of Me A Novel

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

How to Find Your Way in the Dark — Derek B. Miller

How to Find Your Way in the Dark

Derek B. Miller

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Daughter of the Reich A Novel — Louise Fein

Daughter of the Reich A Novel

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Glad Tidings An Anthology — Debbie Macomber

Glad Tidings An Anthology

Debbie Macomber

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Last Days of Summer — Steve Kluger

Last Days of Summer

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

The Orchard A Novel — David Hopen

The Orchard A Novel

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

When the Lights Go Out A Thrilling Suspense Novel from the Author of Local Woman Missing — Mary Kubica

When the Lights Go Out A Thrilling Suspense Novel from the Author of Local Woman Missing

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

My Last Innocent Year A Novel — Daisy Alpert Florin

My Last Innocent Year A Novel

Daisy Alpert Florin

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

Home Front Girls — Suzanne Hayes

Home Front Girls

Themes: Jewish • Coming of Age • Literary

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Jewish, Coming of Age, Literary — the same threads that run through Indignation by Philip Roth. Among the authors featured: Philip Roth, Jill Bialosky, Henry Roth, Nicole Krauss, and others.

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