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Essay This Blog Post Has No Title. Here’s Why. This week, Jean Hanff Korelitz, the author of You Should Have Known (available today from Grand Central Publishing) as well as four previous novels, a poetry… Jean Hanff Korelitz March 18, 2014
Essay Meeting My Character This week, Joanna Hershon, the author of A Dual Inheritance (now in paperback!) and The German Bride blogs for The Postscript on meeting a man who… Joanna Hershon March 11, 2014
Essay Jennifer Gilmore’s Newest Voice This week, Jennifer Gilmore, the author of The Mothers, Something Red, and Golden Country blogs for The Postscript on finding her newest voice and a new writing… Jennifer Gilmore March 4, 2014
Essay The Lost Shtetl This week, Anne-Marie O’Connor, the author of The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer blogs for The… Anne-Marie O’Connor February 25, 2014
Essay Is Plot vs. Character Really Male vs. Female? Posted by Miri Pomerantz DauberA few months ago, The New York Times’ Book Review section ran a “Bookends” item that asked, “Are we too concerned that characters be… Miri Pomerantz Dauber February 12, 2014
Essay My Storied Food This week, Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Comfort of Lies and The Murderer’s Daughters, blogs for the JBC about a special (and delicious) offer for book… Randy Susan Meyers January 28, 2014
Essay JBC Book Clubs Asks: What Does It Take to Lead a Book Club? Anyone who has been appointed the leader of their book club knows that it can be a challenging job.And anyone who has sat through a book club discussion that… Sarah Rindner January 14, 2014
Essay How to Find an Expert Sorceress, According to the Talmud This week, Maggie Anton — the author of the Rashi’s Daughters series and, most recently, Rav Hisda’s Daugther: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery—blogs for The… Maggie Anton November 19, 2013
Essay Have You Always Been Jewish? This week, Liz Rosenberg, the author of The Laws of Gravity blogs for The Postscript on being a Jewish writer, one’s roots, and what can pull those roots… Liz Rosenberg November 13, 2013
Essay A Meal from The Tin Horse, Minus the Tsuris This week, Janice Steinberg, the author of The Tin Horse blogs for The Postscript on what to cook for a Tin Horse-themed meal. The Postscript series is… Janice Steinberg November 5, 2013
Essay Words on a Page This week, Josh Rolnick, the author of Pulp and Paper blogs for The Postscript on the power of words on a page. The Postscript series is a special peek… Josh Rolnick October 29, 2013
Essay The One About Process This week, Mary Glickman, the author of Home in the Morning , National Jewish Book Award Fiction FinalistOne More River, and the forthcoming Marching to… Mary Glickman October 2, 2013
Essay What, I’m Jewish! You Want I Should Write a Happy Ending? This week, Allison Amend, the author of A Nearly Perfect Copy and the Sami Rohr Prize finalist Stations West, blogs for The Postscript on the endings and… Allison Amend September 17, 2013
Essay What You Lose Writing a Novel This week, Michael Lavigne, the author of The Wanting and the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award novel Not Me, blogs for The Postscript on the difficulty of editing… Michael Lavigne September 10, 2013
Essay Why Did You Marry When You Knew You Were Transsexual? This week, Joy Ladin, the author of Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders blogs for The Postscript on an unanswered question that many… Joy Ladin August 20, 2013
Essay Dear Reader, You Are My Precious Object This week, Alicia Oltuski, the author of Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life blogs for The Postscript on signing books and an… Alicia Oltuski August 14, 2013
