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Essay Gary Shteyngart writes fiction for The New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAmong his many other achievements, Gary Shteyngart was just named one of The New Yorker‘s 20 under 40 fiction writers. Check out his… JBC Staff June 14, 2010
Essay Jews in Odd Places Allison Amend is the author of the novel Stations West. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s… Allison Amend June 14, 2010
Essay A Parable for Writing Earlier this week, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island and about the biggest cemetery in the world. His new novel, Witz, is… Joshua Cohen June 4, 2010
Essay The Biggest Cemetery in the World Yesterday, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island. His new novel, Witz, is now available.This second blogpost is about two experiences… Joshua Cohen June 2, 2010
Essay Network Author Makes the 10th Sam Hoffman, author of the forthcoming Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs (August, 2010), shares an anecdote about his… Sam Hoffman June 1, 2010
Essay Writing a Book Like Coney Island… Joshua Cohen’s most recent novel, Witz, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s Visiting… Joshua Cohen June 1, 2010
