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Essay A Ghetto in the Middle of a City Yesterday, Gwen Edelman wrote about a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The Train to Warsaw (Grove Press), is now available. She will be blogging here… Gwen Edelman April 24, 2014
Essay Bernard Malamud at 100: The Wrong Writer for Our Age by Boris FishmanThis essay appeared in somewhat different form on the website of The Center for Fiction.Bernard Malamud (1914−1986) is the wrong writer for our age. Today’s… Boris Fishman April 23, 2014
Essay In My Characters’ Shoes Gwen Edelman’s first novel, War Story, was translated into eight languages, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and was a Koret Jewish Book Award… Gwen Edelman April 23, 2014
Essay Changing Times, Changing Letters, and Moving Forward Earlier this week, Liana Finck wrote about how she discovered A Bintel Brief and shared the history behind the column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel… Liana Finck April 18, 2014
Essay Finding a Story to Tell Earlier this week, Liana Finck shared the history behind the Forward’s Bintel Brief column. Her graphic novel, A Bintel Brief, was published by Ecco. She will be… Liana Finck April 17, 2014
Essay The Beginnings of A Bintel Brief Liana Finck is an emerging graphic novelist. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Brussels in 2009-10 and is a Six Points Fellow in New York. She publishes in The… Liana Finck April 14, 2014
