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Excerpt Mort, May 1947 Excerpted from The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen LoigmanThe domestic, feminine scene unfolding before Mort did nothing to improve his spirits. Upstairs, in his… Lynda Cohen Loigman April 26, 2016
Excerpt Seating Arrangements Excerpted from The Dinner Party: A Novel by Brenda JanowitzSylvia left the most difficult thing until the end. She had a habit of doing that — leaving things… Brenda Janowitz March 31, 2016
Excerpt It’s a Practical Thing, Love Excerpted from Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World by Susan Silverman.The quiet of nighttime. The girls are asleep and I can… Susan Silverman March 14, 2016
Excerpt Who Got an American Any Longer? Excerpt from Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo by Boris Fishman.Maya had been early to pick up Max the day he didn’t come home with the school bus. Usually she was still powering up… Boris Fishman March 3, 2016
Excerpt Moscow, 1953: The Czardom of Black Cats and Black Marias Excerpted from The Yid: A Novel by Paul Goldberg, published by arrangement with Picador.In the early morning of March 1, 1953, when Iosif Stalin collapsed at his… Paul Goldberg January 19, 2016
Excerpt June 19, 1953 Excerpted from The Hours Count: A Novel by Jillian Cantor.On the night Ethel is supposed to die, the air is too heavy to breathe.The humidity clings to my skin, my… Jillian Cantor November 23, 2015
