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Nonfiction Richard Codor’s Joyous Haggadah: The Illuminated Passover Story Richard and Liora Codor
Recommended Reading Yiddish Flashcards Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of the publication of Leela Corman’s Unterzakhn today, Schocken Books created some handy Yiddish flashcards. We’ve… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 3, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterHarvey Pekar’s final memoir, featuring JT Waldman, will be available in July from Hill & Wang:Harvey Pekar’s mother was… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 27, 2012
Nonfiction Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero Danny Fingeroth; Stan Lee, fwd.
Recommended Reading My Influences Are Showing Earlier this week, Liana Finck let us peek behind the curtain at her source material for him comic based on A Bintel Brief. She showed us the first two pages and the… Liana Finck January 27, 2012
Essay The Wedding Guest Liana Finck is adapting old Yiddish press self-help columns into a book. This week, she’s letting us peek behind the curtain at her source material. On… Liana Finck January 25, 2012
Essay A Bintel Brief: A Bundle of Letters Liana Finck’s Bintel Brief comic is currently being serialized in the Forward. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.This… Liana Finck January 23, 2012