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    Historical Fiction

    Essay

    Fic­tion Not Facts

    Ear­li­er this week, Janis Cooke New­man wrote about why she writes his­tor­i­cal fic­tion. She is the author of the nov­el Mary: Mrs. A. Lin­coln and A Mas­ter Plan for…
    Janis Cooke Newman
    July 15, 2015
    Essay

    Why I Write His­tor­i­cal Fiction

    Janis Cooke New­man is the author of the nov­el Mary: Mrs. A. Lin­coln and A Mas­ter Plan for Res­cue as well as a mem­oir The Russ­ian Word for Snow. She is…
    Janis Cooke Newman
    July 13, 2015
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    Fic­tion
    Leav­ing Berlin
    Joseph Kanon
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    Fic­tion
    Brom­ley Girls
    Martha Mendel­sohn
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    Fic­tion
    The Oath
    Stephen Robert Stein
    Cover of Orphan Number Eight: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Orphan Num­ber Eight: A Novel
    Kim van Alkemade
    Cover of Rule of Capture: An Historical Mystery
    Fic­tion
    Rule of Cap­ture: An His­tor­i­cal Mystery
    Ona Rus­sell
    Cover of Two Prayers Before Bedtime: Love and Loss in Wartorn Amsterdam
    Fic­tion
    Two Prayers Before Bed­time: Love and Loss in Wartorn Amsterdam
    Nadine Wojakovs­ki
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    Fic­tion
    Saint Mazie
    Jami Atten­berg
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    Chil­dren’s
    Isabel’s War
    Lila Perl
    Interview

    Inter­view: Alex­is Landau

    by Bec­ca KantorJew­ish Book Coun­cil’s inau­gur­al Unpack­ing the Book: Jew­ish Writ­ers in Con­ver­sa­tion event fea­tur­ing debut authors was an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to…
    Bec­ca Kantor
    March 17, 2015
    Essay

    Fam­i­ly His­to­ries and Fiction

    Ear­li­er this week, Ron­na Wineberg wrote about say­ing Kad­dish for her moth­er and also shared a delet­ed scene from her first nov­el, On Bit­ter­sweet Place. She…
    Ron­na Wineberg
    December 26, 2014
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    Chil­dren’s
    Tuc­son Jo
    Carol Matas
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    Fic­tion
    The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
    Susan Jane Gilman
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    Fic­tion
    The Inquisitor’s Wife: A Nov­el of Renais­sance Spain
    Jeanne Kalogridis
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    Chil­dren’s
    Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirt­waist Mak­ers’ Strike of 1909
    Michelle Markel; Melissa Sweet, illus.
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