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Interview Interview: Tova Mirvis by Adam RovnerBest-selling author Tova Mirvis achieved mainstream success with her novels about women in insular Orthodox communities. After a ten year hiatus,… Adam Rovner September 2, 2014
Interview Interview: Rabbi Joseph Telushkin by William Liss-LevinsonWilliam Liss-Levinson, member of the Board of the Jewish Book Council, sat down with fellow Board member and noted author, scholar and speaker… William Liss-Levinson August 22, 2014
Interview Interview: Susan Jane Gilman by Elise CooperThe Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman is a very enjoyable and insightful book. Spanning over seventy years, from the early 1900s… Elise Cooper August 19, 2014
Interview Interview: Roz Chast by Tahneer OksmanTahneer Oksman spoke to Roz Chast about her recently published book Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant.Tahneer Oksman: What compelled you… Tahneer Oksman August 13, 2014
Interview Torah Koshering: Take Two Earlier this week, Lenore Weiss wrote about Rabbi Levi Selwyn and Torah “Koshering.” Her most recent collection, Two Places, is now available. She is blogging here… Lenore Weiss August 6, 2014
Interview Interview: Anya Ulinich by Tahneer OksmanTahneer Oksman sat down recently with Anya Ulinich to discuss her first graphic novel, Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel, published today by Penguin Books.… Tahneer Oksman July 29, 2014
