Why you ask?

The name of the blog came about as a bit of a joke. Once upon a time (it was pretty recent) I was an unofficial literary Judaica expert for a Facebook group I am a member of, Romani Yehudim Cultural Center.  Other members of the group knew very little about their Jewish heritage so because I am a voracious reader with a minor in Jewish Studies, I started to give recommendations to the members. And then I thought, wouldn’t it be cool if I had a blog that specifically reviewed Jewish themed books? So that’s how Jewish Books Are Awesome was born. 😀