In related news, I just heard about a new detective/bookshop owner TV series, Bookish. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/bookish-mark-gatiss-trailer-newsupdate/__;!!KGKeukY!ysznBWujwd_2CAgunX6BREijftdXvisAHOwjMTfQo4t5cP4lJqZ5ZDmAhLBKWyTqV9atUkit91AOTnfMruboF9J23ySN_kPx6kUxCD-_fDo$
Heidi Rabinowitz On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM Steven BERGSON via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I knew that there were fictional Jewish detectives (thanks to the work of > AJL-er Fred Isaac), but now I also know that there are library detectives > (which makes sense since real-life librarians solve mysteries frequently - > usually not ones involving > I knew that there were fictional Jewish detectives (thanks to the work of > AJL-er Fred Isaac), but now I also know that there are library detectives > (which makes sense since real-life librarians solve mysteries frequently - > usually not ones involving crime). > > Victoria Gilbert blogged about 8 of these series back in 2022. > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crimereads.com/8-great-mystery-series-featuring-librarians-as-amateur-detectives/__;!!KGKeukY!ysznBWujwd_2CAgunX6BREijftdXvisAHOwjMTfQo4t5cP4lJqZ5ZDmAhLBKWyTqV9atUkit91AOTnfMruboF9J23ySN_kPx6kUxHxYJtZ8$ > > > Would you believe that there is a hybrid genre, i.e. a character who is > both Jewish AND a librarian who solves mysteries? > > “ Protagonist Israel Armstrong—also one of the few male, and Jewish, > protagonists in this literary category—solves crimes while driving an old > mobile library along the North Antrim coast.” > > Steve Bergson, MLIS > Toronto, Canada > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!ysznBWujwd_2CAgunX6BREijftdXvisAHOwjMTfQo4t5cP4lJqZ5ZDmAhLBKWyTqV9atUkit91AOTnfMruboF9J23ySN_kPx6kUxTBYSnoE$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!ysznBWujwd_2CAgunX6BREijftdXvisAHOwjMTfQo4t5cP4lJqZ5ZDmAhLBKWyTqV9atUkit91AOTnfMruboF9J23ySN_kPx6kUxTBYSnoE$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!ysznBWujwd_2CAgunX6BREijftdXvisAHOwjMTfQo4t5cP4lJqZ5ZDmAhLBKWyTqV9atUkit91AOTnfMruboF9J23ySN_kPx6kUx4iWbOvQ$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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