Nes­sa Rapoport’s nov­el, Evening, was a final­ist for the 2020 NJB Award in fic­tion. She is the author of the ground­break­ing nov­el, Prepar­ing for Sab­bath; A Wom­an’s Book of Griev­ing; and House on the Riv­er. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and The Los Ange­les Times. She lives in New York with her hus­band, artist Tobi Kahn, and speaks fre­quent­ly on Jew­ish writ­ing and imagination.