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Essay Recasting a Classic Francesca Segal’s debut novel The Innocents is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I would never have… Francesca Segal July 9, 2012
Essay Sarah’s Key, Mary’s Secrets, and Truth That’s Stranger Than Fiction Earlier this week, Lois Leveen wrote about what makes a book Jewish. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Lois Leveen June 28, 2012
Essay Funny, You Don’t Book Jewish Lois Leveen’s newest novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.There’s… Lois Leveen June 26, 2012
Essay How Did I End up Doing This? Earlier this week, Joshua Henkin talked about his father and grandfather and explored the question: “Are you a Jewish writer?”. He will be blogging here… Joshua Henkin June 21, 2012
Essay Are You a Jewish Writer? Joshua Henkin is the author of The World Without You, Matrimony, and Swimming Across the Hudson. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Joshua Henkin June 18, 2012
Essay Borrowed Words Earlier this week, Leslie Maitland wrote about artist Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteine project and reconnecting branches of her family separated by the Diaspora… Leslie Maitland May 30, 2012
Essay Primordial Slush Earlier this week, Ramona Ausbel talked about what she is, a mother, and what she isn’t, an actress. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council… Ramona Ausubel April 20, 2012
Essay Why I Write Ramona Ausubel is the author of the novel No One is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book… Ramona Ausubel April 16, 2012
Nonfiction Only As Good As Your Word: Writing Lessons From My Favorite Literary Gurus Susan Shapiro
Essay Moses and Hubris Adam Wilson’s debut novel, Flatscreen, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.There’s a great… Adam Wilson February 20, 2012
Essay Writers Should Get Up Early Earlier this week, Matthue Roth blogged about publishing a real life old-fashioned book. He will be blogging all week for JBC and MJL.As a glutton for… Matthue Roth December 7, 2011
Essay Publishing a Real Life Old-Fashioned Book Matthue Roth’s latest book, Automatic, is now available. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.Here’s the thing… Matthue Roth December 5, 2011
Essay My First Writing Group: The Internet On Monday, Gloria Spielman wrote about the University of the Ghetto. Her most recent book, Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime, is now… Gloria Spielman November 2, 2011
Essay The Stories that Don’t Make It Yesterday, Stuart Nadler blogged for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning‘s Visiting Scribe about casting off one’s… Stuart Nadler September 27, 2011
Essay What’s in a Name? On Monday, Wayne Hoffman wrote about a funny thing.When it comes to a novel, what’s in a name? There are often dozens of characters in… Wayne Hoffman August 30, 2011
Essay Behind Farm 54: The Making of the Story “Houses” Earlier this week, Galit and Gilad Seliktar shared the making of the first story and the second story in Farm… Galit Seliktar, Gilad Seliktar July 15, 2011