Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
Don’t have the funds to travel over to Israel this fall? Well, we have an easy solution…bring Israel to your home with this great fall line-up of Israeli fiction:
NETWORK author David Grossman – To the End of Land – Knopf, Sep. 2010
Orly Castel-Bloom – Dolly City – Dalkey Archive Press, October 2010 (read the first advance review of the book here)
Michal Govrin – Hold On To the Sun – Feminist Press CUNY, October 2010
Joshua Sobol – Cut Throat Dog – Melville House, October 2010
Rohr Finalist Yael Hedaya – Eden – Henry Holt, November 2010
Yishai Sarid – Limassol – Europa Editions, November 2010
Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi is the CEO of Jewish Book Council. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. Prior to her role as executive director and now CEO, Naomi served as the founding editor of the JBC website and blog and managing editor of Jewish Book World. In addition, she has overseen JBC’s digital initiatives, and also developed the JBC’s Visiting Scribe series and Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation.