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Essay The Art of Silence Jay Neugeboren is the author of 20 books, including two prize winning novels, two prize-winning non-fiction books, and four collections of award-winning stories. His… Jay Neugeboren February 18, 2013
Essay Not Feeling the Candy Hearts? Turn Around Your 50 Shades of Abysmal Gray Lisa Alcalay Klug’s most recent book, Hot Mamalah: The Ultimate Guide for Every Woman of the Tribe, is now available. She is blogging here today for Jewish Book Council and… Lisa Alcalay Klug February 14, 2013
Essay I Am Writer. Are You Chopped Liver? Earlier this week, Michael Lavigne wrote about writing the “Radical Other .“He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Is it… Michael Lavigne February 13, 2013
Essay Writing the Radical Other Michael Lavigne’s first novel, Not Me, was the recipient of the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award. His newest novel, The Wanting, will be published by Schocken Books on… Michael Lavigne February 11, 2013
Essay Dreaming in Mother Tongues Earlier this week, Dr. Hannah S. Pressman wrote about the idea behind Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture and when she first began to… Hannah S. Pressman February 8, 2013
Essay Finding a Tradition of His Own: A Southern Outsider by Beth KissileffSteve Stern’s most recent collection, The Book of Mischief, was published in September 2012 by Graywolf Press.Steve Stern is, in my opinion, the best… Beth Kissileff February 7, 2013
