Stories Carry: A Memoir
A personal narrative exploring finding meaning, community, and humor in life's unpredictable seasons — through faith, belonging, and the inherited stories that shape us.
Available September 1, 2026 · Hardcover · eBook
Editorial Reviews
"Like a master weaver, Dena Schusterman draws glittering threads from far-flung epochs and cities, creating the coat of many colors she invisibly wears as a hip modern woman who finds guidance and strength in ancient truths. This storyteller is ebullient and her stories sparkle with humor and wisdom. I found the book enchanting and enlightening."
— Melissa Fay Greene, American journalist and award-winning nonfiction authorDena Schusterman's stories have the power to move us both because we can clearly see our own life in them and also because we cannot. Raised in an observant and committed Jewish home, she has lived a life so different from what many of us have experienced. She carries in her stories a history stretching back thousands of years, but the power of her memory and her dedication to transmitting her family's legacy is as relevant now as ever. Schusterman's insight is as thoughtful, honest, and elegant as the stories she tells us."
— Mayim Bialik, American actress, neuroscientist, and author"Dena Schusterman's centuries-spanning, meticulously detailed, lovingly rendered portrait of life within the Chabad community brings new humanity and relatability to this singularly mysterious microcosm of modern Jewish life."
— Jonah Platt, American actor, singer, and Jewish advocate