Joan Leegant’s newest book of fiction, “Displaced Persons: Stories,” was a finalist for the 2025 National Jewish Book Award and the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award. She is also the author of the novel “Wherever You Go” and another story collection, “An Hour in Paradise.”
Joan Leegant
By Joan Leegant
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