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Interview Interview: Lore Segal by Beth KissileffFrom the time I first remember knowing what a book was, Lore Segal’s Tell Me a Mitzi became my favorite book. The story of New York City… Beth Kissileff January 10, 2014 Essay Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother Earlier this week, Lara Vapnyar wrote about how she finds location inspiration for her fictional characters. Her new novel, The Scent of Pine (Simon… Lara Vapnyar January 9, 2014 Recommended Reading January 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: The Jew and the Pope (Sybil Terres Gilmar) | Carol: Unclean Lips (Josh Lambert)Miri: Joy Comes in the Morning (Jonathan… JBC Staff January 8, 2014 Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Spring 2014 Jewish Book Preview Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterInspired by The Millions’ Great 2014 Book Preview, I thought I’d create a Jewish-slanted winter/spring 2014 book preview… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 7, 2014 Essay Home Away Lara Vapnyar moved from Moscow to Brooklyn in 1994. Knowing very little English, she quickly picked up the language and soon began writing in it. Her most recent novel,… Lara Vapnyar January 7, 2014 Essay Love and Argument This week, Alice Mattison, the author of When We Argued All Night blogs for The Postscript on what it means to argue. The Postscript series is a special peek… Alice Mattison January 7, 2014 Pagination Previous page Newer Current page337 Next page Older Pagination First page 1 … Page335 Page336 Current page337 Page338 Page339 … Last page 515
Interview Interview: Lore Segal by Beth KissileffFrom the time I first remember knowing what a book was, Lore Segal’s Tell Me a Mitzi became my favorite book. The story of New York City… Beth Kissileff January 10, 2014
Essay Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother Earlier this week, Lara Vapnyar wrote about how she finds location inspiration for her fictional characters. Her new novel, The Scent of Pine (Simon… Lara Vapnyar January 9, 2014
Recommended Reading January 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: The Jew and the Pope (Sybil Terres Gilmar) | Carol: Unclean Lips (Josh Lambert)Miri: Joy Comes in the Morning (Jonathan… JBC Staff January 8, 2014
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Spring 2014 Jewish Book Preview Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterInspired by The Millions’ Great 2014 Book Preview, I thought I’d create a Jewish-slanted winter/spring 2014 book preview… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 7, 2014
Essay Home Away Lara Vapnyar moved from Moscow to Brooklyn in 1994. Knowing very little English, she quickly picked up the language and soon began writing in it. Her most recent novel,… Lara Vapnyar January 7, 2014
Essay Love and Argument This week, Alice Mattison, the author of When We Argued All Night blogs for The Postscript on what it means to argue. The Postscript series is a special peek… Alice Mattison January 7, 2014