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    Literary Fiction

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    Dis­patch from South Africa’s First Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Fes­ti­val, Part II

    Recent­ly invit­ed to speak at South Africa’s first-ever fes­ti­val of Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture, The Row­ing Les­son author Anne Lands­man shares the sto­ry of her vis­it and the…
    Anne Lands­man
    August 10, 2016
    Essay

    Dis­patch from South Africa’s First Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Fes­ti­val, Part I

    Recent­ly invit­ed to speak at South Africa’s first-ever fes­ti­val of Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture, Anne Lands­man shares the sto­ry of her vis­it and the dis­cov­er­ies she made there…
    Anne Lands­man
    August 8, 2016
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    Fic­tion
    Moon­glow
    Michael Chabon
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    Extra Dia­pers, Two Bot­tles, Four Cans of Evap­o­rat­ed Milk, Five $20 Bills

    Excerpt­ed from Leav­ing Lucy Pear: A Nov­el by Anna SolomonIf they were com­ing, this was the night. The pears had stayed yel­low and hard for so long that Bea had start­ed…
    Anna Solomon
    July 21, 2016
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    Fic­tion
    The Tum­bling Turn­er Sisters
    Juli­ette Fay
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    Fic­tion
    As Close to Us as Breathing
    Eliz­a­beth Poliner
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    Fic­tion
    Juden­staat
    Simone Zelitch
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    Fic­tion
    Albi­na and the Dog-Men
    Alejandro Jodorowsky
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    Fic­tion
    The Vel­vet Hours
    Alyson Rich­man
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    Fic­tion
    Leave Me
    Gayle For­man
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    Fic­tion
    A Life Twice Given
    David Daniel
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    Fic­tion
    The Wait­ing Room
    Leah Kamin­sky
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    Fic­tion
    A World Between
    Robert M. Herzog
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    Fic­tion
    Ques­tion­ing Return
    Beth Kissileff
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    Fic­tion
    How Fast Can You Run
    Har­ri­et Levin Millan
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    Fic­tion
    Mrs. Hou­di­ni
    Vic­to­ria Kelly
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