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Essay Almost Jewish Earlier this week, Allison Amend wrote about the Jewish connection to art. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.So why… Allison Amend April 17, 2013
Interview A Kvetchy Correspondence Between February 15, 2013 and March 10, 2013, Allison Amend and Austin Ratner, two members of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize “class,” discussed literary fiction in society,… Allison Amend, Austin Ratner April 8, 2013
Essay The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Earlier this week, Jessica Soffer wrote about learning to breathe and a precious treat from the Passover seder plate. She has been blogging here all week for… Jessica Soffer March 29, 2013
Essay Whose Story Is It? Nancy Richler’s previous novel, Your Mouth is Lovely, won the 2003 Canadian Jewish Book Award for fiction. Her newest novel, The Imposter Bride, is now available.… Nancy Richler March 4, 2013
Essay Places Never Seen Earlier this week, Jay Neugeboren wrote about the title story of his third collection and the art of silence. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council… Jay Neugeboren February 22, 2013
Essay I Am Writer. Are You Chopped Liver? Earlier this week, Michael Lavigne wrote about writing the “Radical Other .“He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Is it… Michael Lavigne February 13, 2013
Essay Writing the Radical Other Michael Lavigne’s first novel, Not Me, was the recipient of the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award. His newest novel, The Wanting, will be published by Schocken Books on… Michael Lavigne February 11, 2013
Essay Academic Freedom Is Wasted on Academics Earlier this week, Ilan Stavans asked: Is there a Jewish literary renaissance? He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Ilan Stavans December 26, 2012
Essay Writing About Writing Earlier this week, David Ebenbach wrote about what makes a creative process and a short story Jewish. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book… David Ebenbach November 30, 2012
Essay Perils of the Writing Life Earlier this week, Tehila Lieberman wrote about being “the other,” crossing the borders of radically divergent worlds and two of the short stories from her… Tehila Lieberman November 23, 2012
Essay The Charitable Side of Jekyll & Hyde Today, JBC reviewer M. Elias Keller writes about how a core Jewish concept helped him write his novel, Strange Case of Mr. Bodkin & Father Whitechapel.Although… M. Elias Keller November 14, 2012
Essay How to Succeed in Academics Without Doing Any Research Earlier this week, Haim Watzman wrote about Super Tuesday, journalism, and love. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.“Are… Haim Watzman November 7, 2012
Essay Revisions for the Paperback Earlier this week, Theodore Ross wrote about the Manhattan eruv. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I found my first error… Theodore Ross September 27, 2012
Essay Writing in a Foreign Language Earlier this week, Shani Boianjiu explored the book of Jonah. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was born and… Shani Boianjiu September 12, 2012
Essay A Yiddishist in Vilnius Steve Stern’s most recent book, The Book of Mischief, is now available. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I had fun in… Steve Stern September 4, 2012
Interview Self-Surveillance In this week’s installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchanged ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 10, 2012
