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Essay Joanna Rakoff: The Smell of Old England In her last blog, Joanna Rakoff wrote about a family “more identifiably old American than Jewish.“ Here in the U.S., Margaret Drabble’s novels are… Joanna Rakoff July 29, 2009
Essay Joanna Rakoff: The French Revolution Joanna Rakoff, author of A Fortunate Age and former editor of Nextbook.org, is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish… Joanna Rakoff July 27, 2009
Essay Conversations on Jewish American Lit in the Blogosphere Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe “Slouching Towards Bushwick” blog outlines recent articles examining New American Jewish Literature, specifically… JBC Staff April 27, 2009
Recommended Reading Music Pairings Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterI recently spent some time on the Largehearted Boy blog, enjoying his Book Notes series, in which authors create and discuss a music… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 3, 2009
Recommended Reading Build Your JPS Library Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter Into series? Into JPS series? If so, you have much to look forward to in 2009! Three-yes THREE – new books are scheduled for… JBC Staff December 18, 2008
Nonfiction Figurative Language in Biblical Prose Narrative: Metaphor in the Book of Samuel Andrea Weiss
