It's 2026, and hostility toward Israel, Zionists and Jews has spread into virtually every corner of society. Publishing is no exception. Jewish writers are rejected because they are Jewish, while even non-Jewish authors writing about Israel or Jewish themes struggle to find publishers. As in generations past, Jewish publishing houses are emerging to fill the void and preserve a proud, timeless tradition of Jewish writing. Wicked Son is leading the way. On this episode of the Unapologetically Jewish podcast, Wicked Son’s Adam Bellow, David Bernstein, and Meg Keene, talk with Shana Meyerson about the current landscape for Jewish authors & books, and how Wicked Son is positively shaping it. 📚 WICKED SON: wickedsonbooks.com Adam Bellow is Publisher of Wicked Son Books, Executive Editor at Bombardier Books, and co-founder of the Jewish Literary Fund. Over his 40-year publishing career, he has held senior editorial positions at The Free Press, Doubleday-Broadway, HarperCollins, Broadside Books, and All Points Books. He is the author of In Praise of Nepotism and editor of New Threats to Freedom and The State of the American Mind. David S. Bernstein is Editorial Director of Wicked Son Books and Managing Director of the Jewish Literary Fund. A veteran editor, entrepreneur, and media executive, he has launched numerous publishing ventures, including Bombardier Books, Liberty Island Media, and the New Pamphleteer, and has held editorial positions at Wiley Publishing, SmartMoney, and The Free Press/Simon & Schuster. Find David at: FACEBOOK: @david.s.bernstein Meg Keene is Head of Fiction at Wicked Son, where she recently launched Meg Keene Books. She previously founded A Practical Wedding, building it into a seven-figure media company and the largest independently owned wedding publication in the English language. She is the bestselling author of A Practical Wedding and A Practical Wedding Planner, with work appearing in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Atlantic. Find Meg at: X: @MegKeene INSTAGRAM: @megkeene WEB: megkeene.com Find Shana at: UNAPOLOGETICALLY JEWISH: @shanameyerson A PARATROOPER AND A YOGI WALK INTO A BAR: @ParatrooperAndYogi YOGA OF WAR: tinyurl.com/4225f949 SUBSTACK: @shanameyerson X: @ShanaMeyerson FACEBOOK: @YOGAthletica INSTAGRAM: @shanaisunapologeticallyjewish
