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Interview Interview: Ofir Touche Gafla by Beth KissileffJewish Book Council recently had the chance to speak by Skype with Ofir Touché Gafla, whose first novel, The World of the End (Tor Books), was… Beth Kissileff August 27, 2013
Interview Celebrity, Judaism, and the Lower East Side: An Interview with Royal Young by Joseph WinklerRoyal Young’s memoir, Fame Shark, was published last month by Heliotrope Books. Read his Visiting Scribe posts here.Joseph Winkler: Your book is… Joseph Winkler July 25, 2013
Interview Interview: Howard Jacobson on “The Swag Man” by Tahneer OksmanHoward Jacobson is a Manchester-born author and the recent recipient of the Man Booker Prize, as well as two Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prizes… Tahneer Oksman July 19, 2013
Interview Interview: Maryann Macdonald by Michal H. MalenMaryann Macdonald is the author of Odette’s Secrets (Bloomsbury).Michal H. Malen: Please tell us some more about the real Odette Meyers, the person on… Michal Hoschander Malen July 1, 2013
Interview Interview: Jay Neugeboren by Beth KissileffI recently had an opportunity to speak with veteran author Jay Neugeboren by phone for Jewish Book Council. This was appropriate because the ability… Beth Kissileff June 18, 2013
Interview Interview: Marc Tracy by Elise CooperJewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame, which won a 2012 National Jewish Book Award, is a collection of essays compiled by Franklin Foer and… Elise Cooper June 17, 2013
