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Essay The Golden Child Lauren Grodstein’s books include the novels The Explanation for Everything, A Friend of the Family, and Reproduction is the Flaw of Love and the story… Lauren Grodstein August 26, 2013
Essay Why Did You Marry When You Knew You Were Transsexual? This week, Joy Ladin, the author of Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders blogs for The Postscript on an unanswered question that many… Joy Ladin August 20, 2013
Essay Dear Reader, You Are My Precious Object This week, Alicia Oltuski, the author of Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life blogs for The Postscript on signing books and an… Alicia Oltuski August 14, 2013
Essay Traveling Back in Time, Writing a Prequel This week, Pam Jenoff, the author of six novels blogs for The Postscript on writing a prequel to her first novel, The Kommandant’s Girl. The… Pam Jenoff August 7, 2013
Essay Writing the Tradition Earlier this week, Daniel Torday wrote about Jewish novella-writers and discussed the complicated “Jewish Writer Question.” Daniel’s novella The Sensualist won… Daniel Torday August 2, 2013
Essay The Complication of the Jewish Writer Question Earlier this week, Daniel Torday wrote about Jewish novella-writers. Daniel’s novella The Sensualist won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in Outstanding Debut… Daniel Torday July 31, 2013
