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Essay Want to Understand Israel? Start Reading… Internal Dialogue is a Jewish Book Council blog series on literary trends, ideas, and discussions of interest to Jewish readers and community organizers,… Nat Bernstein March 1, 2017
Essay The First Story I Ever Stole Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s novel One Night, Markovitch won the 2013 Sapir Prize for debut fiction; this week she releases Waking Lions, which recently received the 2017 Jewish… Ayelet Gundar-Goshen February 27, 2017
Essay My Grandfather’s Ghost Earlier this week, Nava Semel wrote about creating an alternative Jewish history for her novel Isra-Isle. Nava is guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week… Nava Semel November 16, 2016
Essay Playing with History Like a Deck of Cards Nava Semel is an Israeli writer, translator, and creative writing instructor. With the release of her new book, Isra-Isle, earlier this month from Mandel Vilar Press,… Nava Semel November 14, 2016
Essay The Pitch Process Earlier this week, Miriam Libicki wrote about the artistic process and progression in her most recent collection of graphic essays, Toward a Hot Jew, which will be… Miriam Libicki October 21, 2016
