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JBC Staff Articles Interviews News Rabbi Harvey Interviews Gary Shteyngart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRabbi Harvey interviews Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story) for JBooks.com here.And, check out the trailer for Super… JBC Staff July 20, 2010 News Israeli Flash Fiction Reviewed on Words Without Borders Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIsrael novelist and short-story writer Alex Epstein’s flash fiction collection, Blue Has No South, is reviewed by Jonathan Blitzer… JBC Staff June 24, 2010 Essay Gary Shteyngart writes fiction for The New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAmong his many other achievements, Gary Shteyngart was just named one of The New Yorker‘s 20 under 40 fiction writers. Check out his… JBC Staff June 14, 2010 News When the Hurricane Came to New Orleans Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHeidi Estrin, of the Book of Life podcast, spoke with Nechama Liss-Levinson, author of When the Hurricane Came to New Orleans, which… JBC Staff June 3, 2010 News Shavuot Link Round-Up Dear Readers-Happy Shavuot from the Jewish Book Council!Shavuot coverage and FAQs from TabletWhat Shavuot Teaches Us About Women on… JBC Staff May 18, 2010 News Ah yes, the Jewish Question… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLast week’s NYTimes Book Review section examined the “Jewish Question” in the following works:The Jewish Question: British… JBC Staff May 14, 2010 News Stray Questions for…Joshua Cohen Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJoshua Cohen at The Candlestick Readings in BrooklynJoshua Cohen (Witz) on The New York Times Paper Cuts Blog, where he… JBC Staff May 14, 2010 Essay More on Assaf Gavron… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDid you like Assaf Gavron’s posts on the blog last week (find them here)? If so, read more about his new novel, Almost… JBC Staff April 30, 2010 Recommended Reading It’s Earth Day! Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHappy Earth Day! To celebrate, consider reading The Way into Judaism And the Environment (Jeremy Benstein). Benstein’s book… JBC Staff April 22, 2010 Essay The Oy of Yiddish Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThis week on Schott’s Vocab (a blog by Ben Schott for the NY Times), vocabularists were invited to pose questions to Michael Wex (Born to… JBC Staff April 15, 2010 News Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration! Come join us on on Monday, April 19th for the Dor Chadash Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. Jewish Book Council is proud to be one of the sponsors for this… JBC Staff April 14, 2010 Recommended Reading Iran meets Beverly Hills: Angella M. Nazarian Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Angella M. Nazarian’s stunning new book Life As a Visitor she blends prose and poetry with memoir and visual arts.… JBC Staff April 13, 2010 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 14 Next page ›› News 2019 National Jewish Book Award Auction February 19, 2020
News Rabbi Harvey Interviews Gary Shteyngart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterRabbi Harvey interviews Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story) for JBooks.com here.And, check out the trailer for Super… JBC Staff July 20, 2010
News Israeli Flash Fiction Reviewed on Words Without Borders Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIsrael novelist and short-story writer Alex Epstein’s flash fiction collection, Blue Has No South, is reviewed by Jonathan Blitzer… JBC Staff June 24, 2010
Essay Gary Shteyngart writes fiction for The New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAmong his many other achievements, Gary Shteyngart was just named one of The New Yorker‘s 20 under 40 fiction writers. Check out his… JBC Staff June 14, 2010
News When the Hurricane Came to New Orleans Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHeidi Estrin, of the Book of Life podcast, spoke with Nechama Liss-Levinson, author of When the Hurricane Came to New Orleans, which… JBC Staff June 3, 2010
News Shavuot Link Round-Up Dear Readers-Happy Shavuot from the Jewish Book Council!Shavuot coverage and FAQs from TabletWhat Shavuot Teaches Us About Women on… JBC Staff May 18, 2010
News Ah yes, the Jewish Question… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterLast week’s NYTimes Book Review section examined the “Jewish Question” in the following works:The Jewish Question: British… JBC Staff May 14, 2010
News Stray Questions for…Joshua Cohen Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterJoshua Cohen at The Candlestick Readings in BrooklynJoshua Cohen (Witz) on The New York Times Paper Cuts Blog, where he… JBC Staff May 14, 2010
Essay More on Assaf Gavron… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDid you like Assaf Gavron’s posts on the blog last week (find them here)? If so, read more about his new novel, Almost… JBC Staff April 30, 2010
Recommended Reading It’s Earth Day! Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHappy Earth Day! To celebrate, consider reading The Way into Judaism And the Environment (Jeremy Benstein). Benstein’s book… JBC Staff April 22, 2010
Essay The Oy of Yiddish Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThis week on Schott’s Vocab (a blog by Ben Schott for the NY Times), vocabularists were invited to pose questions to Michael Wex (Born to… JBC Staff April 15, 2010
News Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration! Come join us on on Monday, April 19th for the Dor Chadash Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. Jewish Book Council is proud to be one of the sponsors for this… JBC Staff April 14, 2010
Recommended Reading Iran meets Beverly Hills: Angella M. Nazarian Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn Angella M. Nazarian’s stunning new book Life As a Visitor she blends prose and poetry with memoir and visual arts.… JBC Staff April 13, 2010
