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Interview Interview: Ian Buruma with Bob Goldfarb InTheir Promised Land, Ian Buruma tells the extraordinary story of his own grandparents: British Jews who were apart during the World Wars and stayed… Bob Goldfarb February 2, 2016
Interview Interview: Gavriel Savit with Shira SchindelJewish Book Council sat down with Gavriel Savit to discuss his debut novel, Anna and the Swallow Man, the velvety mind of Borges, Holocaust fatigue,… Shira Schindel January 21, 2016
Interview Interview: Rachel Cantor with Elise CooperFans of A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employee’s Guide to Saving the World: A Novel will recognize Rachel Cantor’s… Elise Cooper December 29, 2015
Interview Interview: Anne C. Heller with Philip K. JasonAnne C. Heller’s skillfully pithy biography of Hannah Arendt sparked new questions about one of the most famous and controversial philosophers… Philip K. Jason December 6, 2015
Interview Interview: Ron Wolfson with Cathy SussmanJewish Book Council sat down with Jewish community leader, educator, and author Ron Wolfson to discuss The Best Boy in the United States of… Cathy Sussman December 4, 2015
Interview Interview: Geraldine Brooks with Ranen Omer-ShermanIn her latest book, Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks sets herself the daunting challenge of portraying one of the most heroic yet morally… Ranen Omer-Sherman November 27, 2015
