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The Official Disengagement Playlist

June 16, 2020 by Daniella Levy 1 Comment

A collection of songs that inspired me while writing Disengagement.

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Marching Forth to Disengagement’s Publication…

October 27, 2019 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

Well, dear friends, the advance review copies of Disengagement have arrived! At my publishers’, that is. I’m not expecting to get my hands on any of these; I’m hoping they all find their way to Very Fancy Reviewers who will subsequently be bedazzled by my literary prowess. Or at least not throw the book across […]

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Coming Fall 2019: Disengagement

February 28, 2019 by Daniella Levy 7 Comments

photo of daniella levy with contract from Kasva Press

My next novel is scheduled for publication in November 2019!

Filed Under: Books, Disengagement, News Tagged With: disengagement, news

Interview on Radio Sefarad & A Few Other Updates

December 19, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

screenshot of Radio Sefarad web page with the heading, "Daniella Levy--Letters to Josep: Judaism, as told to a Christian Friend"

I’m going to share a state secret with you: speaking with strangers on the phone is way up there on the list of Things That Terrify Me, somewhere in between “nuclear Holocaust” and “bank statements.” (The distance between those two items on the list is shorter than you might imagine.) But I believe in doing […]

Filed Under: Books, Letters to Josep, Media Tagged With: letters to josep

All Kinds of LtJ News!

October 29, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

Well, it’s not really news to those who follow my blog Letters to Josep, so if you’re subscribed to both lists, feel free to ignore this! Breaking Stereotypes & Bridging Differences: Daniella & Josep in Girona On October 14th, I got to live a crazy dream… We spoke about how our unlikely friendship was formed, […]

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Daniella & Josep in Girona!

October 4, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

Yesterday I announced some very exciting news on Letters to Josep, and I’m going to share it here as well! (Apologies to those who are seeing it twice… but you have to admit, it’s exciting enough to bear repeating!) Yep! I’m going to Catalonia in 10 days!!! And I’m dragging Josep into the spotlight to […]

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‘For Book Clubs & Educators’ Page & Discussion of ‘Cockatoo Tears’

August 23, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

Hello everyone, I hope the summer has been treating you well! I have two announcements: By Light of Hidden Candles Discussion Guide & ‘For Book Clubs & Educators’ Page I mentioned recently that my publisher and I were developing a discussion guide for book clubs reading By Light of Hidden Candles. I’m pleased to announce that […]

Filed Under: Books, By Light of Hidden Candles, Letters to Josep, Short Fiction Tagged With: book clubs, by light of hidden candles, discussion guide, resources, short fiction

Hidden Candles Selected as #RBRT Award Finalist & Other Exciting News!

December 11, 2017 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

Greetings, my lovely friends! I have a few exciting things to tell you: #RBRT Award Nomination! By Light of Hidden Candles received positive reviews from two reviewers on Rosie’s Book Review Team (Barb Taub and Olga Núñez Miret), and it was just selected as a finalist for the RBRT Awards in the category of Romance! […]

Filed Under: Books, By Light of Hidden Candles, News Tagged With: by light of hidden candles, disengagement, interfaith, news

Launch Parties & Podcast Interview!

October 22, 2017 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

As… um… Manuel informed you, By Light of Hidden Candles was officially released on October 16th, and I hosted a small launch party for family and friends last Monday evening. You can see the full album of photos here on my Facebook page (no FB account necessary to view it). Undoubtedly my favorite part of the […]

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Disengagement

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Disengagement

“Brilliant and troubling…  Levy… has a deep understanding of the traumatic processes she writes about, and she is able to convey the heartache and disorientation in an engaging manner and with a sense of immediacy.” — Philip K. Jason, Washington Independent Review of Books “A thoroughly engaging novel, a quick but engrossing read… Levy’s writing […]

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  • Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new
    7 months ago
    Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new
  • Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to @fromnewleaf for the beautiful #bookcharms ❤️ #disengagement #comingsoon
    1 year ago
    Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to  @fromnewleaf  for the beautiful  #bookcharms  ❤️  #disengagement   #comingsoon 
  • They always said I was a strange bird #happypurim #whenlifegivesyoumasks #makeapurimcostume #pandemicpurim
    5 days ago
    They always said I was a strange bird  #happypurim   #whenlifegivesyoumasks   #makeapurimcostume   #pandemicpurim 
  • Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I
    12 months ago
    Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I'm
  • After some COVID-related delays, including the narrator getting stuck in another state (!) and having to set up a whole
    7 months ago
    After some COVID-related delays, including the narrator getting stuck in another state (!) and having to set up a whole
  • A week ago, just before Shabbat/Succot, I welcomed my fourth child--first daughter--into a crazy, upside-down world. Waiting for her arrival
    5 months ago
    A week ago, just before Shabbat/Succot, I welcomed my fourth child--first daughter--into a crazy, upside-down world. Waiting for her arrival
  • Mazel tov, it
    12 months ago
    Mazel tov, it's a book ❤️  #disengagement   #newbook   #secondnovel   #bookbirthday 
  • #coronavirusfashion #stayhome #butifyouhavetogoout #wearamask
    11 months ago
     #coronavirusfashion   #stayhome   #butifyouhavetogoout   #wearamask 
  • Dose 2 V for vaccine & victory against COVID-19! Blessed is He who has given us life and sustained us
    2 days ago
    Dose 2 V for vaccine & victory against COVID-19! Blessed is He who has given us life and sustained us
  • Just gonna take this #santjordi2020 opportunity to shamelessly brag that @carlespuigdemont, former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my
    10 months ago
    Just gonna take this  #santjordi2020  opportunity to shamelessly brag that  @carlespuigdemont , former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my
  • 15 years. What have we learned?⁣ ⁣ I don
    7 months ago
    15 years. What have we learned?⁣ ⁣ I don't know about the nation as a whole. But this book is
  • A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff
    8 months ago
    A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff
  • Just sold the very last copy of #LetterstoJosep in my personal stock. Don
    7 months ago
    Just sold the very last copy of  #LetterstoJosep  in my personal stock. Don't worry, it's still freely available online, and
  • Sound on for a little taste of Lori
    6 months ago
    Sound on for a little taste of Lori's wonderful performance of  #ByLightofHiddenCandles . The  #audiobook  comes out on Audible and Amazon
  • Yesterday, what is probably the loveliest, most touching "fan letter" I
    7 months ago
    Yesterday, what is probably the loveliest, most touching "fan letter" I've ever received arrived in my inbox. A reader happened
  • A message for our times, from The Rejection Survival Guide. Link to new post--"Hope in the Time of Coronavirus"--in bio.
    6 months ago
    A message for our times, from The Rejection Survival Guide. Link to new post--"Hope in the Time of Coronavirus"--in bio.
  • I was truly devastated to learn of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks זצ"ל yesterday. Rabbi Sacks was a
    4 months ago
    I was truly devastated to learn of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks זצ"ל yesterday. Rabbi Sacks was a
  • 3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday
    11 months ago
    3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday's FB Live virtual launch party for Disengagement! Full video is on
  • @myheritage_official just released a new feature that automatically colorizes black and white photos. Meet my great-great-grandmother Lena, a.k.a. Leah Gittel,
    1 year ago
     @myheritage_official  just released a new feature that automatically colorizes black and white photos. Meet my great-great-grandmother Lena, a.k.a. Leah Gittel,
  • #LetterstoJosep is being featured in the Zionist Book Festival at the University of Missouri next week, hosted by the MU
    5 months ago
     #LetterstoJosep  is being featured in the Zionist Book Festival at the University of Missouri next week, hosted by the MU

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