Skip to main content
Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Items with the tag: on writing | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
    Flower of Vlo­ra: Grow­ing up Jew­ish in Com­mu­nist Albania
    Cover of The 12th Commandment
    The 12th Commandment
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    May Picks

    Cover of Mrs. Lilienblum's Cloud Factory
    Mrs. Lilien­blum’s Cloud Factory
    Cover of Chutzpah Girls: 100 Tales of Daring Jewish Women
    Chutz­pah Girls: 100 Tales of Dar­ing Jew­ish Women
  • PB Daily
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s print lit­er­ary jour­nal Paper Brigade pro­vides a 200-page snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. Find the lat­est issues, infor­ma­tion on the Paper Brigade New Israeli Fic­tion prize, adver­tis­ing details, and more.

    • Stockists
    • Submissions
    • Advertising
    • New Israeli Fiction Prize

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Seven
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

Items with the tag:

on writing

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
Cover of Only As Good As Your Word: Writing Lessons From My Favorite Literary Gurus
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
Essay

The Sto­ries that Don’t Make It

Yes­ter­day, Stu­art Nadler blogged for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing​‘s Vis­it­ing Scribe about cast­ing off one’s…
Stu­art Nadler
September 27, 2011
Essay

What’s in a Name?

On Mon­day, Wayne Hoff­man wrote about a fun­ny thing.When it comes to a nov­el, what’s in a name? There are often dozens of char­ac­ters in a nov­el,…
Wayne Hoff­man
August 30, 2011
Essay

Behind Farm 54: The Mak­ing of the Sto­ry ​“Hous­es”

Ear­li­er this week, Galit and Gilad Selik­tar shared the mak­ing of the first sto­ry and the sec­ond sto­ry in Farm 54. In…
Galit Selik­tar, Gilad Selik­tar
July 15, 2011
Pagination
  • Previous page Previous
  • Current page17
  • Next page Next
Pagination
  • First page 1
  • …
  • Page15
  • Page16
  • Current page17
  • Page18
  • Page19
  • …
  • Last page 20

Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

Invalid email address
Join Us

Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

Become a Member
Jewish Book Council

Footer

  • Donate
  • Book Search
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • FAQ
  • Bookstore Guide
  • Report­ing Anti­semitism
Connect with Us
Support Us
  • Amazon Smile
Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
  • Accessibility
  • Financials