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Essay Into The Stew Elisa Albert is the author of the novels After Birth and The Book of Dahlia, the short story collection How This Night is Different, and editor of the anthology Freud’s… Elisa Albert February 17, 2015
Essay Ask Big Questions: How Do We Connect? The Jewish Book Council is delighted to publish a continuing blog series in partnership with Ask Big Questions, an initiative out of Hillel International… Ilana Garon February 13, 2015
Essay Unexpected Guests in Fiction This week, Judith Felsenfeld, the author of Blaustein’s Kiss blogs for The Postscript on the reaction of some friends and family to her work of fiction. The… Judith Felsenfeld February 11, 2015
Essay Recipes for Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale Posted by Miri Pomerantz DauberWith the publication of Kristin Hannah’s new book, The Nightingale, earlier this month, JBC Book Clubs worked in cooperation with… Miri Pomerantz Dauber February 11, 2015
Essay Occupational Hazards and Emotional Realities in Writing about the Holocaust Earlier this week, Richard Dean Rosen wrote about Sophie Turner-Zaretsky, one of the subjects of his new book, as well well as how he came to write his recently published… Richard Dean Rosen February 6, 2015
Essay Finding a Place for Contemporary Jewish Literature in Jewish Day Schools Earlier this week, Josh Lambert wrote about the importance of exposing teenagers to great Jewish books. His most recent book is Unclean Lips: Jews, Obscenity, and… Josh Lambert February 5, 2015
