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    Literary Fiction

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    Fic­tion
    Judas
    Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.
    Essay

    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
    Excerpt

    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
    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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    Fic­tion
    Have I Got a Sto­ry for You: More Than a Cen­tu­ry of Fic­tion from the Forward
    Ezra Glin­ter
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    Fic­tion
    Sun­day’s on the Phone to Monday
    Chris­tine Reilly
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    Fic­tion
    Enchant­ed Islands
    Alli­son Amend
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    Fic­tion
    A Per­fect Life
    Eileen Pol­lack
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    Fic­tion
    Here I Am: A Novel
    Jonathan Safran Foer
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