Libi Astaire: 16 books

On Sukkos, we are commanded to be joyful. In fact, Sukkos is the time when we replenish our storehouse of joy for the entire year. But how can we be joyous when there is so much sadness and disappointment? In these 15 stories culled from the Chassidic tradition, masters of joyous living such as Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli and Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev show us the way.

If you’re an author with a just-finished manuscript—or an aspiring author dreaming of one day writing a book that will make the bestseller list—you probably know that getting to the last words of your story isn’t the end of your book’s story. Once your book is written, the next step is to...