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Interview Interview: Howard Schwartz by Grace StansberyHoward Schwartz, three time winner of a National Jewish Book Award, has recently published his fifth volume of poetry, The Library of Dreams.“There… Grace Stansbery March 4, 2014
Recommended Reading Eight Nights of Stories; Three Nights of Kafka We’re leaving you with three nights’ worth of reading in one book for the weekend, but don’t worry: Eight Nights of Stories continues next week!What’s this all about? Read… JBC Staff November 8, 2013
Essay Never Alone, Never Lonely Gabi Gleichmann was born in Budapest in 1954 and moved to Sweden at the age of 10. After studies in literature and philosophy, he worked as a journalist and… Gabi Gleichmann September 30, 2013
Essay A Lonely Golem Earlier this week, Matthue Roth wrote about why kids love scary stories. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was trying to… Matthue Roth June 26, 2013
Essay Why Kids Love Scary Stories Matthue Roth’s newest book is My First Kafka: Rodents, Runaways, and Giant Bugs. He lives in Brooklyn with his family and keeps a secret diary at www.matthue.com. He… Matthue Roth June 25, 2013
Children’s My First Kafka: Runaways, Rodents, and Giant Bugs Matthue Roth; Rohan Daniel Eason, illus.
Essay Defining Kafkaesque Earlier this week, James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel wrote about a man as puzzling as his stories, Kafka and the parable, and Tamar Yellin’s “Kafka in… John Kessel January 20, 2012
Recommended Reading Escaping the Past? Earlier this week, James Patrick Kelly wrote about a man as puzzling as his stories and John Kessel examined Kafka and the parable. Today, Kelly discusses Sami… James Patrick Kelly January 19, 2012
Essay Kafka and the Parable John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly are the editors of Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka. They will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… John Kessel January 18, 2012
Essay Kafka: A Man As Puzzling As His Stories John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly are the editors of Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka. They will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… James Patrick Kelly January 16, 2012
Recommended Reading Kafka Alert Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s been a while since we’ve received Kafka-themed books, but in the past month we’ve received FOUR. What gives? Not that I’m… Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 15, 2011