A.J.L. Jewish Fiction Award
The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) sponsors two main award programs that honor outstanding works of Jewish fiction: the AJL Fiction Award (formerly the AJL Adult Jewish Fiction Award, honoring adult novels) and the Sydney Taylor Book Award (honoring children's and young adult fiction). This collection features both the winners and the honorees in the adult category.

Apeirogon
Colum McCann

Atomic Anna
Rachel Barenbaum

A Boy in Winter
Rachel Seiffert

The Cloister
James Carroll

Displaced Persons
Joan Leegant

Fagin the Thief
Allison Epstein

The Flight Portfolio
Julie Orringer

Fourth Corner of the World
Scott Nadelson

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride

The Hebrew Teacher
Maya Arad and Jessica Cohen, Translator

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

Kantika
Elizabeth Graver

Kaplan's Plot
Jason Diamond

The Lost Shtetl
Max Gross

The Maiden and Her Monster
Maddie Martinez

The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land
Omer Friedlander

Memento Park
Mark Sarvas

Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
Ruth Gilligan

On Division
Goldie Goldbloom

Once We Were Home
Jennifer Rosner

A Play for the End of the World
Jai Chakrabarti

Rules for Ghosting
Shelly Jay Shore

Sisters of Fortune
Esther Chehebar

Songs for the Brokenhearted
Ayelet Tsabari

Thistlefoot
GennaRose Nethercott

The Weight of Ink
Rachel Kadish