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Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
Yael Hedaya, a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her novel Accidents, is a favorite here at the JBC. For one thing, she has written some incredible books, and for another, she is one of the screenwriters of the original, Israeli version of In Treatment. On top of all that, she’s had some great book covers.
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And, now, time for the latest. The paperback edition of her most recently translated novel, Eden, which is due out on Sept 27th from Picador:
Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi Firestone-Teeter is the CEO of the Jewish Book Council. Prior to becoming executive director and then CEO, she served as founding editor of the JBC website and managing editor of Jewish Book World. Naomi sits on the board of Jewish Creativity International.Naomi was named to the New York Jewish Week’s 2019 “36 Under 36” and Algemeiner’s 2018 list of the 100 people positively influencing Jewish life and was included on the Global Jewish 100 list by Izzy in 2020. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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