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Essay Fiction Not Facts Earlier this week, Janis Cooke Newman wrote about why she writes historical fiction. She is the author of the novel Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln and A Master Plan for… Janis Cooke Newman July 15, 2015
Interview Interview: Etgar Keret by Becca KantorIsraeli author Etgar Keret is internationally known for his short stories, graphic novels, and screenplays. His latest book, The Seven Good Years, is his… Becca Kantor June 24, 2015
Essay On Writing about Black-Jewish Relations in a Novel On Monday and Tuesday this week, Letty Cottin Pogrebinshared two passagesthat didn’t make it into her just-published novel Single Jewish Male Seeking… Letty Cottin Pogrebin May 20, 2015
Excerpt The Tropical Fish That Didn’t Make the Cut Earlier this week, Letty Cottin Pogrebin wrote about a passage that didn’t make it into her just-published novel Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate. She will… Letty Cottin Pogrebin May 19, 2015
Excerpt A Glimpse Into the Editing Process: What Didn’t Make it Into the Book Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a founding editor of Ms. magazine, is the author of eleven books, most recently the just-published Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate.… Letty Cottin Pogrebin May 18, 2015
Essay The “Docu-Novel “ and My Wallenberg Hybrid-Novel Earlier this week, Alan Lelchuk wrote about researching Raoul Wallenberg across the world and meeting Daniel Pagliansky, Wallenberg’s KGB interrogator. Lelchuk is the… Alan Lelchuk May 8, 2015
Interview Interview: Tony Schumacher by Elise CooperThe Darkest Hour is an alternate history, a psychological study, and a thriller all rolled into one fantastic book. It begins with Germany… Elise Cooper April 28, 2015
Interview Emerging Voices Interview: Shulem Deen Shulem Deen is the author of the recently published memoir All Who Go Do Not Return (Graywolf Press). JBC Staff: I think that sometimes the way in which… JBC Staff April 23, 2015
Essay Making My Own MFA Earlier this week, Shulem Deen wrote about “New Happy And Worldly Hasidim.” He is the author of All Who Go Do Not Return, a memoir about growing up in and then… Shulem Deen March 5, 2015
Essay The Path From Inspiration to Art This week, Joshua Max Feldman — the author of The Book of Jonah, just released in paperback from Picador—blogs for The Postscript on the mystery of inspiration, its… Joshua Max Feldman February 3, 2015
Essay The Inside Scoop on Writing a Column for The New York Times Earlier this week, Roger Cohen wrote about World Zionism and Paris’s personal and political problems. His newest book, The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in… Roger Cohen January 21, 2015
Essay Best Friends Lesléa Newman is the author of 60 books including A Letter to Harvey Milk, Nobody’s Mother, Hachiko Waits, Write from the Heart, The Boy Who Cried Fabulous, The Best… Lesléa Newman January 12, 2015
Essay Family Histories and Fiction Earlier this week, Ronna Wineberg wrote about saying Kaddish for her mother and also shared a deleted scene from her first novel, On Bittersweet Place. She… Ronna Wineberg December 26, 2014
Essay Braided Stories Earlier this week, Jennifer Rosner wrote about her novel-in-progress and also a gene mutation, a motherly connection, and the power of string. She is the… Jennifer Rosner November 7, 2014
Essay Writing About The Holocaust Earlier this week, Margareta Ackerman wrote about trying to reconcile her granfather’s happy personality with the horrors he suffered during the Holocaust.… Margareta Ackerman June 19, 2014
Interview Interview: Eve Harris by Shira SchindelEve Harris’s debut novel, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman, was published in April by Grove Press/Black Cat.Shira Schindel: You’ve talked about your… Shira Schindel June 10, 2014
