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Essay Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade. Ayelet Tsabari May 14, 2019
Excerpt Little Rooster: A Story from David Bezmozgis’s New Collection Ten years after my grandfather died, I found myself sorting through a shallow plastic bin that held the accumulated documentation of his life. David Bezmozgis May 8, 2019
Recommended Reading The Best Place on Earth Earlier this week, Nancy Richler discussed the perspective of her novel The Imposter Bride and why she decided to forgo research. She has been blogging here for… Nancy Richler March 8, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Mile End Cookbook Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe Mile End Cookbook: Redefining Jewish Comfort Food from Hash to Hamantaschen (Noah and Rae Bernamoff) will be published by… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 24, 2012
Essay Old and Grey and Only in the Way Earlier this week, Michael Wex, author of The Frumkiss Family Business, wrote about writing about intermarriage and being the kvetch guy. He… Michael Wex January 7, 2011
News The 21st Annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterCheck out the 2009 Winners of the Canadian Jewish Book Awards:BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRThe Canadian Jewish News AwardPeter C.… JBC Staff May 6, 2009
