Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
The New Yorker‘s list of 20 promising fiction writers under 40 has been released (for the first time in a decade) and the list includes five Jewish authors:
Jonathan Safran Foer
Rivka Galchen
Nicole Krauss
Gary Shteyngart
David Bezmozgis
Read more on Tablet here.
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.