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Historical Fiction

Essay

Fic­tion Not Facts

Ear­li­er this week, Janis Cooke New­man wrote about why she writes his­tor­i­cal fic­tion. She is the author of the nov­el Mary: Mrs. A. Lin­coln and A Mas­ter Plan for…
Janis Cooke Newman
July 15, 2015
Essay

Why I Write His­tor­i­cal Fiction

Janis Cooke New­man is the author of the nov­el Mary: Mrs. A. Lin­coln and A Mas­ter Plan for Res­cue as well as a mem­oir The Russ­ian Word for Snow. She is…
Janis Cooke Newman
July 13, 2015
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Fic­tion
Leav­ing Berlin
Joseph Kanon
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Fic­tion
The Oath
Stephen Robert Stein
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Fic­tion
Orphan Num­ber Eight: A Novel
Kim van Alkemade
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Fic­tion
Rule of Cap­ture: An His­tor­i­cal Mystery
Ona Rus­sell
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Fic­tion
Brom­ley Girls
Martha Mendel­sohn
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Fic­tion
Saint Mazie
Jami Atten­berg
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Fic­tion
Two Prayers Before Bed­time: Love and Loss in Wartorn Amsterdam
Nadine Wojakovs­ki
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Chil­dren’s
Isabel’s War
Lila Perl
Interview

Inter­view: Alex­is Landau

by Bec­ca KantorJew­ish Book Coun­cil’s inau­gur­al Unpack­ing the Book: Jew­ish Writ­ers in Con­ver­sa­tion event fea­tur­ing debut authors was an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to…
Bec­ca Kantor
March 17, 2015
Essay

Fam­i­ly His­to­ries and Fiction

Ear­li­er this week, Ron­na Wineberg wrote about say­ing Kad­dish for her moth­er and also shared a delet­ed scene from her first nov­el, On Bit­ter­sweet Place. She…
Ron­na Wineberg
December 26, 2014
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Chil­dren’s
Tuc­son Jo
Carol Matas
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Fic­tion
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
Susan Jane Gilman
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Fic­tion
The Inquisitor’s Wife: A Nov­el of Renais­sance Spain
Jeanne Kalogridis
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Chil­dren’s
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirt­waist Mak­ers’ Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel; Melissa Sweet, illus.
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