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    on writing

    Cover of The Seventh Heaven: Travels Through Jewish Latin America
    Non­fic­tion
    The Sev­enth Heav­en: Trav­els Through Jew­ish Latin America
    Ilan Sta­vans
    Interview—From the Journal

    The Endurance of Yid­dish: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Ilan Sta­vans and Josh Lambert

    Ilan Sta­vans, Josh Lam­bert
    January 13, 2020
    Essay

    Writ­ing Your Reli­gion: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sarah Hurwitz

    Deb­o­rah Miller
    December 16, 2019
    Interview

    Mir­rors and Win­dows: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Lesléa New­man on Diver­si­ty in Chil­dren’s Books 

    Emi­ly Schneider
    December 3, 2019
    Excerpt

    Excerpt: The Usu­al Uncertainties 

    Jonathan Blum
    November 25, 2019
    From the Journal

    The Refugee in Fic­tion: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Jen­ny Erpen­beck and Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

    Bec­ca Kantor
    November 18, 2019
    Essay

    When to Run: Rachel Baren­baum on Flee­ing Antisemitism 

    Rachel Baren­baum
    November 11, 2019
    Interview

    Son­tag: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Ben­jamin Moser

    Bob Gold­farb
    September 23, 2019
    Recommended Reading

    With Friends Like These

    Lau­ren Mechling
    September 9, 2019
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    Fic­tion
    How Could She
    Lau­ren Mechling
    Cover of Sontag: Her Life and Work
    Non­fic­tion
    Son­tag: Her Life and Work
    Ben­jamin Moser
    Cover of Who Wants to Be A Jewish Writer?: And Other Essays
    Fic­tion
    Who Wants to Be A Jew­ish Writer?: And Oth­er Essays
    Adam Kirsch
    Cover of The Journal I Did Not Keep
    Fic­tion
    The Jour­nal I Did Not Keep
    Lore Segal
    Essay

    On Wait­ing

    Ear­li­er this week, Leah Kamin­sky con­sid­ered the pow­er of inan­i­mate objects and speak­ing to ghosts in con­tem­po­rary lit­er­a­ture—as in her own nov­el, The Wait­ing…
    Leah Kamin­sky
    November 11, 2016
    Essay

    What Does It Real­ly Take to Write a Dissertation?

    Ear­li­er this week, Beth Kissileff mused on the final Bib­li­cal com­mand­ment — to write. With the release of her nov­el Ques­tion­ing Return, Beth is guest blog­ging for the…
    Beth Kissileff
    October 26, 2016
    Essay

    It’s No Acci­dent the Final Com­mand­ment Is to Write

    Beth Kissileff is the author of Read­ing Gen­e­sis and a new nov­el, Ques­tion­ing Return. She is guest blog­ging for the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil all week as part of the…
    Beth Kissileff
    October 23, 2016
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