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    Essay

    Every­one Has a Sto­ry to Tell — Just Remem­ber to Write It Down

    With his new book Fas­ci­nat­ing, a children’s biog­ra­phy of Leonard Nimoy, com­ing out this week, author Richard Michel­son is guest blog­ging for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil…
    Richard Michel­son
    September 6, 2016
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    Fic­tion
    The Secret Book of Kings
    Yochi Brandes; Yardenne Greenspan, trans.
    Cover of Elisha Davidson and the Letters of Fire
    Chil­dren’s
    Elisha David­son and the Let­ters of Fire
    M. R. Attar
    Cover of Dark Muse
    Fic­tion
    Dark Muse
    Philip Mann
    Cover of A Life Twice Given
    Fic­tion
    A Life Twice Given
    David Daniel
    Cover of Judenstaat
    Fic­tion
    Juden­staat
    Simone Zelitch
    Cover of A World Between
    Fic­tion
    A World Between
    Robert M. Herzog
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    Fic­tion
    Eter­nal Sonata
    Jamie Met­zl
    Cover of The Book of Esther
    Fic­tion
    The Book of Esther
    Emi­ly Barton
    Essay

    Short­en­ing the Way

    Matthew Kres­sel is the author of the Jew­ish-themed fan­ta­sy epic King of Shards. He is guest blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe series on The…
    Matthew Kres­sel
    March 28, 2016
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    Fic­tion
    King of Shards
    Matthew Kres­sel
    Essay

    Where Ortho­dox Judaism, Fem­i­nism, and Fan­ta­sy Fic­tion Intersect

    Ear­li­er this week, Ilana C. Myer wrote about how Jerusalem found its way into her debut fan­ta­sy nov­el. Ilana is blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe…
    Ilana C. Myer
    March 3, 2016
    Essay

    How Jerusalem Infil­trat­ed My Fan­ta­sy Novel

    Ilana C. Myer is the author of the fan­ta­sy nov­el Last Song Before Night. She is blog­ging here all week as part of the Vis­it­ing Scribe series on The ProsenPeo­ple.The cov­er…
    Ilana C. Myer
    February 29, 2016
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    Fic­tion
    Last Song Before Night
    Ilana C. Myer
    Essay

    An Author’s First Book Is Always Their Sec­ond Attempt

    Ear­li­er this week, Daniel Oppen­heimer shared his thor­ough­ly sec­u­lar affil­i­a­tion with Joseph and the per­son­al inner tur­moil reflect­ed in his book Exit Right: The…
    Daniel Oppen­heimer
    February 12, 2016
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    Elisha David­son and the Ispaklaria
    M. R. Attar
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