International Bestselling Author on Her Latest Jewish Romance Novel

On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviewed Jean Meltzer.

Dubbed “The Queen of Jewish Romance”- JEAN MELTZER is an international bestselling author whose most recent book hit stores in last month called: “The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah.” But – Meltzer is more than just her recent release and her numerous bestsellers. She’s also committed to spreading “Jewish Joy.” Meltzer’s efforts to share uplifting Jewish stories and voices has made her a leading figure in the Jewish literary world. She is the Founder & CEO of “Jewish Joy, LLC” – the umbrella organization to “Jewish Women Talk about Romance Books.” She started The Jewish Joy Book Club and The Jewish Joy Box.

NOW, Meltzer is launching JEWISH JOY CON – a groundbreaking 3-day event celebrating the best in pop-culture, storytelling, and creativity – scheduled next March in Fort Lauderdale.

And with her incredible force to cast a wide web, you would never know that Meltzer has a chronic fatigue illness that she won’t allow to stop her and get in her way – and she’s talking about it.

Spreading Jewish Joy through romance books

Her niche is Jewish Rom-Com books, sometimes with a holiday angle (how they didn’t exist, so she started writing them! And at the heart are stories anyone can enjoy and relate to) Transforming a 10k+ Facebook group of Jewish romance authors into The Jewish Joy Book Club – a space to share Jewish stories that don’t feature trauma at the forefront (the club’s tagline: “We read books where nobody Jewish dies at the end”)

 The Jewish Joy Box – a quarterly subscription featuring a book  written by a Jewish author and swag for book lovers

Her latest book: The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah (Can her main characters who are exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah?)

Her previous book featured on the Today Show: https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-author-of-the-matzah-ball-an-alternative-holiday-love-story-127514693660

Hanukkah 101

This year: December 14-22

The role of lighting the candle known as the menorah

Gifts, foods, games and other related traditions

Can Jews celebrate Christmas too? (Meltzer’s a nice Jewish girl with a not-so-secret love of Xmas)

Meltzer’s Chronic Illness

Meltzer’s work is informed by her own personal experience with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

ME/CFS is a complex, chronic condition consisting of persistent fatigue that significantly impacts daily life, often leaving sufferers bedbound.

How she spotlights it in her characters/books

About the author: Prior to becoming an author, JEAN MELTZER studied dramatic writing at NYU Tisch and built a successful career in television, earning multiple accolades including a National Daytime Emmy Award. Her books include: The Matzah Ball, Mr. Perfect on Paper, Kissing Kosher and Magical Meet Cute. She is the recipient of several writing honors including Amazon Best Romance, Apple Best Book of October, Apple Best Audiobook of the Year, Booklist Top Ten Romances for 2023, a starred review in Kirkus, a starred review in Booklist, and LibraryReads. Meltzer lives in Virginia, but is continuously traveling all over to spread Jewish Joy.

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