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Recommended Reading The Best Place on Earth Earlier this week, Nancy Richler discussed the perspective of her novel The Imposter Bride and why she decided to forgo research. She has been blogging here for… Nancy Richler March 8, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: What We Talk About When We Talk About… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe paperback edition of Nathan Englander’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories will be published on March 5th… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 1, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Fun Parts Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Sam Lipsyte’s newest collection, The Fun Parts (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), he brings to life a reality-brandishing… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 22, 2013
Recommended Reading In a Class by Themselves: A Jewish Fiction Reading List Earlier this week, Michael Lavigne wrote about writing the “Radical Other” and wondered if a writer can take the ego out of writing.He has been blogging… Michael Lavigne February 15, 2013
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Valentine’s Day Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s been two years since a Valentine’s Day edition of JBC Bookshelf. In 2011, we highlighted six titles. Today, we highlight… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 14, 2013