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Interview Quality Grumbling In this installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchange ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of the… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 8, 2012
Interview Promowork: A Necessary Evil In this installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchange ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of the… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 6, 2012
Essay Who Are Your Characters REALLY? On Monday, Francesca Segal wrote about recasting a classic novel. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.It’s… Francesca Segal July 11, 2012
Essay Recasting a Classic Francesca Segal’s debut novel The Innocents is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I would never have set… Francesca Segal July 9, 2012
Essay Sarah’s Key, Mary’s Secrets, and Truth That’s Stranger Than Fiction Earlier this week, Lois Leveen wrote about what makes a book Jewish. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Lois Leveen June 28, 2012
Essay Funny, You Don’t Book Jewish Lois Leveen’s newest novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.There’s… Lois Leveen June 26, 2012
Essay How Did I End up Doing This? Earlier this week, Joshua Henkin talked about his father and grandfather and explored the question: “Are you a Jewish writer?”. He will be blogging here all… Joshua Henkin June 21, 2012
Essay Are You a Jewish Writer? Joshua Henkin is the author of The World Without You, Matrimony, and Swimming Across the Hudson. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Joshua Henkin June 18, 2012
Essay Borrowed Words Earlier this week, Leslie Maitland wrote about artist Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteine project and reconnecting branches of her family separated by the Diaspora of… Leslie Maitland May 30, 2012
Essay Primordial Slush Earlier this week, Ramona Ausbel talked about what she is, a mother, and what she isn’t, an actress. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Ramona Ausubel April 20, 2012
Essay Why I Write Ramona Ausubel is the author of the novel No One is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Ramona Ausubel April 16, 2012
Nonfiction Only As Good As Your Word: Writing Lessons From My Favorite Literary Gurus Susan Shapiro
Essay Moses and Hubris Adam Wilson’s debut novel, Flatscreen, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.There’s a great… Adam Wilson February 20, 2012
Essay Writers Should Get Up Early Earlier this week, Matthue Roth blogged about publishing a real life old-fashioned book. He will be blogging all week for JBC and MJL.As a glutton for torture… Matthue Roth December 7, 2011
Essay Publishing a Real Life Old-Fashioned Book Matthue Roth’s latest book, Automatic, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.Here’s the thing about… Matthue Roth December 5, 2011
Essay My First Writing Group: The Internet On Monday, Gloria Spielman wrote about the University of the Ghetto. Her most recent book, Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime, is now available.… Gloria Spielman November 2, 2011
