About

Jude Berman grew up amid floor-to-ceiling shelves of books in many languages. In addition to a love of literature, her refugee parents instilled in her a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and social justice.

Jude has a BA in art from Smith College and an EdD in cross-cultural communication from UMass Amherst. After a career in academic research, she built a freelance writing and editing business and ran two small Indie presses. She lives in Berkeley, CA, where she continues to work with authors and write fiction. In her free time, she volunteers for civic causes, paints with acrylic watercolors, gardens, and meditates. She blogs at https://judeberman.substack.com/

Featured Work

The Lie

2026
The Lie

A taut combination of political, techno-thriller, and metaphysical fiction that’s scaffolded on three realities—the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, our current post-truth world, and the near future—this sequel to The Die is a fast-paced story about friendship, courage, and how to restore and revitalize truth.

Other Works

  • Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost

    2025

  • The Die

    2024

  • The Vow

    2024

Awards and Recognition

  • THE LIE: 2026 International Book Awards Winner in Cross-Genre Fiction, 2026 International Book Awards Finalist in Visionary Fiction
  • THE DIE: 2024 International Book Awards Winner in Cross-Genre Fiction and Visionary Fiction, 2024 American Fiction Book Awards Winner in General Fiction, 2024 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards Gold Medal Winner in Visionary Fiction, 2024 Cygnus Award Semi-Finalist for Science Fiction
  • THE VOW: Kirkus Reviews’ Best Indie Books of 2024, 2025 International Book Awards Winner in Literary Fiction, 2025 PenCraft Summer Book Awards Winner in Historical Fiction, 2025 American Writing Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction, 2024 American Fiction Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction, 2024 Goethe Award long list
  • SHOT: 2025 Living Now Book Awards Gold Winner in General Fiction, 2025 International Impact Book Awards Winner in Contemporary Fiction, 2025 Best Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Short Stories, 2025 Pencraft Runner-Up Winner in Short Stories / Anthologies, 2025 Chanticleer Semi-Finalist for Collections and Anthologies