Jean Meltzer
Jean Meltzer is a Jewish American novelist and former television producer. She studied dramatic writing at NYU Tisch, earned a Daytime Emmy for her television work, and later spent several years in rabbinical study in Israel before chronic illness redirected her path to fiction. Meltzer writes contemporary Jewish romances, including The Matzah Ball, Mr. Perfect on Paper, Kissing Kosher, and Magical Meet Cute, and has received recognition such as Amazon Best Romance and Booklist Top Ten Romances. She is founder & CEO of Jewish Joy LLC and hosts the podcast Chronically Fabulous with Jean Meltzer.
Awards
['Amazon Best Romance', 'Apple Best Book of October', 'Apple Best Audiobook of the Year', 'Booklist Top Ten Romances (2023)', 'Daytime Emmy (television, prior career)']
Notable Works
['The Matzah Ball', 'Mr. Perfect on Paper', 'Kissing Kosher', 'Magical Meet Cute', 'The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah']
