Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterIs Alexan­der Port­noy bad for the Jews?Jason Dia­mond, edi­tor of Jew​cy​.com, explores the question:Alex Port­noy: fic­tion­al…

Post­ed by Nao­mi FirestoneThe New York Times Paper Cuts Blog mus­es on Good­bye, Colum­bus on the 50th anniver­sary of its pub­li­ca­tion, here.

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-TeeterEar­li­er this morn­ing, Philip Roth was announced as the Man Book­er Inter­na­tion­al Prize win­ner (which car­ries a £60,000…

Post­ed by Nao­mi Firestone-Teeter Tina Brown of The Dai­ly Beast asks Philip Roth about the future of the novel: Check out the video and let us know what you…