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‘Sacred Stories as Metaphor’: A Modern Retelling of Biblical Stories Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg August 19, 2019
Interview Rediscovering Bette Howland: Brigid Hughes and Jacob Howland in Conversation Brigid Hughes, Jacob Howland July 1, 2019
Interview “Moments Like That”: A Conversation with Author and Illustrator Jane Breskin Zalben Emily Schneider June 24, 2019
Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019
Nonfiction Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination Jane L. Kanarek, Marjorie Lehman, Simon J Bronner, eds.
Essay Talking to the Dead: The Eternal Jewish Mother Leah Kaminsky is the author of the novel The Waiting Room. She will be guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series here on… Leah Kaminsky November 7, 2016
Essay Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother Earlier this week, Lara Vapnyar wrote about how she finds location inspiration for her fictional characters. Her new novel, The Scent of Pine (Simon… Lara Vapnyar January 9, 2014
