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Essay JBC Bookshelf: Icy Day Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGosh, it never ends. But, bad weather = more time to read, so we’re not complaining too much! On the book award front – Cynthia Ozick and… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Five Not-As-Terrible-As-You-Think Comedy Movies On Monday, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Messing Around on Tour Saul Austerlitz is the author of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Saul Austerlitz January 31, 2011
Essay JBC Bookshelf: Snowy Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s cold and it’s snowing, but the JBC team is still here to bring you the latest on all things Jewish booky. Need a few… Saul Austerlitz January 7, 2011
Essay My Horribly Embarrassing Memo On Monday, Avi Steinberg wrote about Kafka in Tel Aviv. His first book, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, was just released.… Avi Steinberg December 8, 2010
Essay Joel Chasnoff reporting from…Louisville Joel Chasnoff has been blogging his NETWORK for the JBC here, here, and here. His most recent post can be found below.My schedule for today, which… Joel Chasnoff November 4, 2010
Essay Crybabies in the Israeli Army Joel Chasnoff (The 188th Crybaby Brigade) has been blogging for the Jewish Book Council on his Jewish Book NETWORK tour. Missed the first two? Check them… Joel Chasnoff November 3, 2010
Essay 10 Tips to Cope with the Great Manhattan Shrink Exodus of 2010 Earlier this week, Rachel Shukert blogged about Mad Men, Lenny Bruce style and her status as a Zionist secret agent. Her new… Rachel Shukert August 13, 2010
Essay Rachel Shukert, Zionist Secret Agent On Monday, Rachel Shukert blogged on Mad Men, Lenny Bruce style. Below is her satirical short fiction response to some particularly egregious comments… Rachel Shukert August 11, 2010
Essay Joan Holloway’s Tushy is Jewish Rachel Shukert is the author of the memoir Everything Is Going To Be Great. She will be blogging all this week for the Jewish Book Council and My… Rachel Shukert August 9, 2010
Essay The Seven Roads to Hell (or: Dante’s Inferno adapted for Chassidic Jews) Goldie Goldbloom is the author of Toads’ Museum of Freaks and Wonders, a novel about Italian prisoners of war in Australia during World War II. She will be… Goldie Goldbloom March 8, 2010
Essay The Stage vs. the Page In his last posts Joel Chasnoff, author of The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago Fights Hezbollah: A Memoir, wrote about… Joel Chasnoff February 12, 2010
Essay Melissa Broder’s Pen Pal #2 In her last posts, Melissa Broder conducted a “Jewish vs. Goyish litmus test” for the year in review, shared the B‑Sides of her… Melissa Broder January 29, 2010
Essay Melissa Broder’s Pen Pal # 1 In her last posts, Melissa Broder conducted a “Jewish vs. Goyish litmus test” for the year in review, shared the B‑Sides of her… Melissa Broder January 28, 2010
Essay Famous Jews You Went to Hebrew School With In her last posts, Melissa Broder conducted a “Jewish vs. Goyish litmus test” for the year in review and shared the B‑Sides of her… Melissa Broder January 27, 2010
Essay Jewish vs. Goyish: The Year in Review Melissa Broder, author of the forthcoming When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother (February 6th), is guest-blogging all week… Melissa Broder January 25, 2010
