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Children’s The Rooftop Adventure of Minnie and Tessa Holly Littlefied; Ted Hammond and Richard Pimentel Carbajal, illus.
Nonfiction The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches Samantha Baskind and Ranen Omer-Sherman, eds.
Essay Maus-iversary Posted by Alyssa BerlinThere are very few books that I have read more than once. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale is one of the few that I have wanted to pick… Alyssa Berlin August 29, 2011
Nonfiction The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media Brooke Gladstone; Josh Neufeld, illus.
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Yiddishkeit Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLoving the orange, black, and beige combo on this one…Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land will be available… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 10, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Houses” Earlier this week, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story and the second story in Farm 54. In… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 15, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Spanish Perfume” On Monday, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story in Farm 54, “The Substitute Lifeguard.” Today, they share… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 13, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Graphic Novel The graphic novel Farm 54 is based on three stories written by Galit Seliktar. The stories were first published in Israeli literary magazines and then… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 11, 2011
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: FARM 54 Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterPublished today by Ponent Mon: Galit and Gilad Seliktar’s FARM 54: Naomi Firestone-Teeter May 26, 2011
News Manga for Purim Posted by Dani CrickmanWe’ve seen a graphic megillah before, but this is something else.Earlier today, MyJewishLearning posted about Throne… Dani Crickman March 17, 2011
Essay The Genesis of a Cartoon Earlier this week Ken Krimstein wrote about becoming a Jewish cartoonist, promoting his book, and Jewish gag cartoonists. He is the… Ken Krimstein December 23, 2010
Essay Kvetch and Wine Yesterday Ken Krimstein wrote about becoming a Jewish cartoonist. He is the author of Kvetch As Kvetch Can: Jewish Cartoons. He has been… Ken Krimstein December 21, 2010
Essay Let There Be Kvetch! Ken Krimstein is the author of Kvetch As Kvetch Can: Jewish Cartoons. He’ll be blogging all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s… Ken Krimstein December 20, 2010
News Rabbi Harvey Interviews Gary Shteyngart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRabbi Harvey interviews Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story) for JBooks.com here.And, check out the trailer for Super… JBC Staff July 20, 2010
