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Essay Finding a Place for Contemporary Jewish Literature in Jewish Day Schools Earlier this week, Josh Lambert wrote about the importance of exposing teenagers to great Jewish books. His most recent book is Unclean Lips: Jews, Obscenity, and… Josh Lambert February 5, 2015
Essay The Jewish Hall of Fame Joshua Max Feldman is a writer of fiction and plays. His first novel, The Book of Jonah, will be published on February 4th by Henry Holt and Co. He will be blogging… Joshua Max Feldman January 27, 2014
Essay The Jews and the Novella Daniel Torday’s novella The Sensualist won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award in Outstanding Debut Fiction. His debut novel, The Last Flight of Poxl West, will be… Daniel Torday July 29, 2013
Essay Philip Roth: Celebration of a Career by Alan CooperWith the 2013 publication of its final (eighth and ninth) volumes of Philip Roth’s collected works, The Library of America (LoA) has reprinted every word… Alan Cooper May 8, 2013
Essay Sports Is Like Hollywood: They’re Both Jewish! Marc Tracy is the co-editor of the new book Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.In… Marc Tracy November 13, 2012
Nonfiction Promiscuous: Portnoy’s Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness Bernard Avishai
News Philip Roth = Michael Jordan? Almost. Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEarlier this morning, Philip Roth was announced as the Man Booker International Prize winner (which carries a £60,000… JBC Staff May 18, 2011
Essay Are You, Or Have You Ever Been, a Jewish Writer? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGabriel Brownstein reflects on what it means to be a Jewish writer, muses on the classic greats (Roth, Ozick, Malamud, Bellow),… JBC Staff March 4, 2011
