SHOW NOTES: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/max-in-land-of-lies.html"> https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/07/max-in-land-of-lies.html</a>  TRANSCRIPT: <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/4wQEsnmUalkzvYUesd-o7pDjudQ?utm_source=copy_url"> https://otter.ai/u/4wQEsnmUalkzvYUesd-o7pDjudQ?utm_source=copy_url</a> Last July, Adam Gidwitz was on the podcast talking about his middle grade Holocaust historical fantasy novel, Max in the House of Spies, and he told us it was part of a duology. Well, now the second book is out, and I think it's even more powerful than the first one. Max in the Land of Lies continues Max's page-turning, hair raising adventures... AND continues the profound exploration of prejudice that we found in Book 1. Adam offers the best explanation I've ever encountered for how the Holocaust could happen. The parallels with today's world are frightening, AND illuminating. To put it simply, this is a book that I think *everyone* needs to read right now.  LEARN MORE: <ul data-pm-slice="3 3 []"> <li> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2507/9780593112106" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy</a> or <a href= "https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1420806734" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">borrow</a> Max in the House of Spies (Book 1) </li> <li> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2507/9780593112113" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy</a> or <a href= "https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1498527206" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">borrow</a> Max in the Land of Lies (Book 2) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.adamgidwitz.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Adam Gidwitz’s website</a> </li> <li> Tikkun Olam suggestions: <a href="https://www.everylibrary.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">EveryLibrary.org</a> and <a href= "https://www.sgccamerica.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">SGCCAmerica.com</a> </li> <li> "Espionage! Secrets! Suspense!" Holocaust Books with Adam Gidwitz & Steve Sheinkin” on <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2024/07/espionage-secrets-suspense-holocaust.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Book of Life, July 2024</a> </li> <li><a href= "https://open.substack.com/pub/bookoflifepodcast/p/podcast-max-in-the-land-of-lies?r=16b2w9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true"> Bonus content for this episode on Substack</a></li> </ul> CREDITS: <ul> <li>Produced by <a href="https://login.cbiboca.org/fcl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feldman Children's Library</a> at <a href="https://www.cbiboca.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Congregation B'nai Israel</a></li> <li>Co-sponsored by the <a href= "https://jewishlibraries.org/">Association of Jewish Libraries</a></li> <li>Sister podcast: <a href= "https://jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbooks/">Nice Jewish Books</a></li> <li>Theme Music: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2006/01/book-of-life-on-book-awards-january.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band</a></li> <li>Newsletter: <a href= "https://bookoflifepodcast.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">bookoflifepodcast.substack.com</a></li> <li>Facebook Discussion Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/JewishKidlitMavens" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish Kidlit Mavens</a></li> <li>Facebook Page: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/Bookoflifepodcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bookoflifepodcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@bookoflifepodcast</a></li> <li>Support the Podcast: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/p/support.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shop or Donate</a></li> </ul> Your feedback is welcome! Please write to <a href= "mailto:bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com">bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.

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