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Essay Detective Fiction and the Zionist Cultural Revolution Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so… D. A. Mishani May 29, 2013
Essay When 50 Happens to Good People: Part One Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gurwitch is the author of two books—You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book single Autumn Leaves (available from… Annabelle Gurwitch May 28, 2013
Essay The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective: The Investigation Begins Yesterday, D. A. Mishani wondered why it’s so difficult to write a detective in Hebrew. His first detective novel, The Missing File, was published by… D. A. Mishani May 28, 2013
Essay D. A. Mishani and the Mystery of the Hebrew Detective D. A. Mishani is an Israeli crime writer, editor, and literary scholar, specializing in the history of detective fiction. His first detective novel, The Missing… D. A. Mishani May 27, 2013
Essay Joanna Hershon on Assimilation and Romanticizing the Past Earlier this week, Joanna Hershon wrote about an insult and a memorial service she attended for a friend’s father. Her new novel, A Dual… Joanna Hershon May 24, 2013
Essay Joanna Hershon, an Insult, and a Very Jewish Conversation Earlier this week, Joanna Hershon wrote about a memorial service she attended for a friend’s father. Her new novel, A Dual Inheritance, was… Joanna Hershon May 22, 2013
