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Essay Trivializing the Holocaust? Helen Maryles Shankman is the author of In the Land of Armadillos, a collection of eight stories set in Wlodawa, Poland during World War II. She is guest blogging all… Helen Maryles Shankman February 1, 2016
Essay The Historical Me Mary Glickman is the author of the Home in the Morning, One More River, Marching to Zion. With the upcoming release of her new novel An Undisturbed Peace, Mary is… Mary Glickman January 18, 2016
Interview Interview: Geraldine Brooks with Ranen Omer-ShermanIn her latest book, Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks sets herself the daunting challenge of portraying one of the most heroic yet morally… Ranen Omer-Sherman November 27, 2015
Excerpt June 19, 1953 Excerpted from The Hours Count: A Novel by Jillian Cantor.On the night Ethel is supposed to die, the air is too heavy to breathe.The humidity clings to my skin, my… Jillian Cantor November 23, 2015
Excerpt “If you think Cairo’s any better, my dear, you’re mistaken.” Yitzhak Gormezano Goren August 12, 2015
Interview Interview: Joseph Kanon by Elise CooperLeaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon is a gripping historical thriller. The book’s plot takes place in Berlin four years after the end of World War II.… Elise Cooper August 11, 2015
Excerpt Excerpt: The Marriage of Opposites Excerpt from The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. 1817 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Rachel Pomie I always left my window open at night, despite the… Alice Hoffman August 4, 2015
Essay “I’ve heard of Jews with horns, but wings? An innovation!” by Barbara Klein MossEarlier this week, Jewish Book Council interviewed Barbara Klein Moss, the author of The Language of Paradise: A Novel about the… Barbara Klein Moss July 31, 2015
Interview Interview: Barbara Klein Moss by Nat BernsteinIntrigued by a nefarious Jewish character in Barbara Klein Moss’s debut novel, Jewish Book Council sought to learn more about the sympathetic… Nat Bernstein July 28, 2015
Recommended Reading My Top Five (Recent) Historical Novels Earlier this week, Janis Cooke Newman wrote about using fiction to understand historical time periods and why she writes historical fiction. She is the author of the… Janis Cooke Newman July 17, 2015
