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Essay I’ll Have the Burger, Hold the Exposition: On Research for Fiction Writers Allan Appel September 21, 2017
Nonfiction The Heart of Loneliness: How Jewish Wisdom Can Help You Cope and Find Comfort Rabbi Marc Katz
Essay The Tears in Things Earlier this week, Leah Kaminsky considered the role and of ghosts in contemporary literature—including her own novel, The Waiting Room. Leah is guest blogging for… Leah Kaminsky November 9, 2016
Essay Talking to the Dead: The Eternal Jewish Mother Leah Kaminsky is the author of the novel The Waiting Room. She will be guest blogging for the Jewish Book Council all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series here on… Leah Kaminsky November 7, 2016
Nonfiction After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition Hillel Halkin
Essay The Catharsis of Dwelling on Death Earlier this week, Piece of Mind author Michelle Adelman wrote a case for a Jewish belief in ghosts. With the novel’s debut, Michelle is guest blogging as… Michelle Adelman February 25, 2016
Essay Do (Jewish) Ghosts Exist? Michelle Adelman’s debut novel Piece of Mind is told from the perspective of a young woman with a brain injury forced to contend with the difficulties of… Michelle Adelman February 22, 2016
Essay A Bite of the Apple Earlier this week, Bruce J. Hillman shared the story behind writing The Man Who Stalked Einstein and why Jewish doctors make great writers. He has been blogging here… Bruce J. Hillman January 1, 2016