The American Library Association announced the winner of the Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature at its Midwinter Conference in Seattle. The winner is Daniel Mendelsohn for "The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million" (HarperCollins). The committee also named three honor books: Sandy Tolan. "The Lemon Tree: an Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East" (Bloomsbury/Holtzbrink). Markus Zusak. "The Book Thief" (Random House). Dara Horn. "The World to Come." (Norton). All are wonderful books for general reading and book groups. Barbara Bibel Chair, Sophie Brody Medal Committee
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