We are not the “people of the book” without good reason, and there are a host of contemporary Jewish authors with challenging, entertaining, engaging, and interesting books. Modern Jewish Authors is a survey of prize winning and otherwise notable Jewish authors of fiction. All of them have achieved a measure of literary fame; some have even acquired a popular following.

The criteria used in selecting the authors included is their significance in contemporary literature; the breadth of their audience; their notable awards, their name recognition, the promise of more to come. No matter how good, there are no debut novels. The most important criteria of all is that they are "good reads!”