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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 Is Alexander Portnoy Bad for the Jews? Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIs Alexander Portnoy bad for the Jews?Jason Diamond, editor of Jewcy.com, explores the question:Alex Portnoy: fictional… JBC Staff March 15, 2010
Video Philip Roth on the future of the novel Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter Tina Brown of The Daily Beast asks Philip Roth about the future of the novel: Check out the video and let us know what you… JBC Staff October 23, 2009
News Rather Strange…But We Thought We’d Share Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterPhilip Roth laugh sample on a dance track? Yep, it exists. Read more here. JBC Staff June 25, 2009
Essay Happy Anniversary Goodbye, Columbus Posted by Naomi FirestoneThe New York Times Paper Cuts Blog muses on Goodbye, Columbus on the 50th anniversary of its publication, here. JBC Staff May 6, 2009
