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Essay Birth of A Family Business Michael Wex is the author of Born to Kvetch, and the new novel The Frumkiss Family Business. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Michael Wex January 3, 2011
Essay The Genesis of a Cartoon Earlier this week Ken Krimstein wrote about becoming a Jewish cartoonist, promoting his book, and Jewish gag cartoonists. He is the… Ken Krimstein December 23, 2010
Essay Kvetch and Wine Yesterday Ken Krimstein wrote about becoming a Jewish cartoonist. He is the author of Kvetch As Kvetch Can: Jewish Cartoons. He has been… Ken Krimstein December 21, 2010
Essay Short Friday Earlier this week, Avi Steinberg wrote about Kafka in Tel Aviv and shared ahorribly embarrassing memo. His first book, Running the Books: The Adventures… Avi Steinberg December 10, 2010
Essay Searching for Osama On Monday, Lavie Tidhar wrote about Jewish vampires and Hebrew punks. His new novel, An Occupation of Angels, is now available.It can be terribly… Lavie Tidhar November 10, 2010
Essay Hope, Not Fear Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterTwo years ago, I had the opportunity to assist in the development of a book website for Hope, Not Fear: A Path to… Beth Zasloff October 21, 2010
Essay The Best Part of Traveling Earlier this week, Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau and about choosing a title for his book. His newest… Martin Fletcher September 29, 2010
Essay Field Stories Without Names Yesterday, Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau. His newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of… Martin Fletcher September 28, 2010
Essay From Serious News to the Tabloids Martin Fletcher’s newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation, will be available tomorrow. He will be blogging all week for… Martin Fletcher September 27, 2010
Essay My Other Baby On Monday, Gal Beckerman wrote about barbecuing with hijackers. His first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save… Gal Beckerman September 15, 2010
Essay I’m No Longer Just An Author In his earlier posts, Adam Langer set out to write a screenplay and wrote a book in two months. His newest novel, The Thieves of Manhattan, is… Adam Langer July 30, 2010
Essay Adam Langer Writes a Book in Two Months In his last post, Adam Langer set out to write a screenplay. His newest novel, The Thieves of Manhattan, is now available. He will be blogging all… Adam Langer July 28, 2010
Essay Adam Langer Writes a Screenplay Adam Langer’s fourth novel, The Thieves of Manhattan, is now available. He will be blogging for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I had… Adam Langer July 26, 2010
Essay Writing “Jewish” Fiction Allegra Goodman is the author. Her new novel, The Cookbook Collector, will be released next week. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Allegra Goodman June 28, 2010
Essay A Parable for Writing Earlier this week, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island and about the biggest cemetery in the world. His new novel, Witz, is… Joshua Cohen June 4, 2010
Essay The Biggest Cemetery in the World Yesterday, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island. His new novel, Witz, is now available.This second blogpost is about two experiences… Joshua Cohen June 2, 2010
