The Golem and the Jinni, written by Helene Wecker, is a mesmerizing gaslamp fantasy novel that combines Jewish and Arab folklore in a magical tale set in 19th-century New York City. The story follows the unlikely friendship between a golem, created to be a wife, and a jinni, released from a copper flask. As they navigate the immigrant communities of New York, their lives become intertwined in unexpected ways.
