by Alison Bass | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
My novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, is featured in this week’s Spotlight by the Jewish Book Council. As one reviewer wrote, ““Rebecca of Ivanhoe breathes new life into one of literature’s most intriguing secondary characters, transforming the beautiful Jewish...
by Alison Bass | Feb 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
We will be conducting a Goodreads giveaway of my novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, a sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic tale, for two weeks starting Feb. 7. The novel tells the story of Rebecca, the beautiful Jewish healer after she is rescued by the knight Ivanhoe...
by Alison Bass | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
My novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, has been out for little more than a year, and it has gotten garnered some great reviews, including from the Historical Novel Society and The Jerusalem Review. I’ve done talks at a well-attended Jewish book festival and several...
by Alison Bass | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Monday, Nov. 10, I will be discussing my novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, as part of a panel on Jewish Voices in Classic Literature at the Cherry Hill, New Jersey JCC’s Festival of Arts, Books & Culture. My panel will begin at 10 am and is just one of a rich...
by Alison Bass | Sep 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
I just returned from a trip to Sicily, which has an amazing history and amazing ruins, having been conquered by a series of seafaring nations, starting with bronze-age travelers through the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Moors, Normans, Spanish and finally...
