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Essay A Tale of Two Cities: From London to New York We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the past several weeks, we shared their responses:Digging Deep… Francesca Segal May 29, 2013
Essay Shani Boianjiu on Writing Forever Stories We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Shani… Shani Boianjiu May 9, 2013
Essay Asaf Schurr on Writing a Rooster We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Asaf… Asaf Schurr May 6, 2013
Essay On Writing a Novel in Two Cultures Earlier this week, Helene Wecker wrote about Dorkdom and writing while Jewish. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Helene Wecker April 24, 2013
Essay The Most Jewish Thing I Do Helene Wecker’s debut novel The Golem and the Jinni is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.When… Helene Wecker April 23, 2013
Essay Almost Jewish Earlier this week, Allison Amend wrote about the Jewish connection to art. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.So why… Allison Amend April 17, 2013
Interview A Kvetchy Correspondence Between February 15, 2013 and March 10, 2013, Allison Amend and Austin Ratner, two members of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize “class,” discussed literary fiction in society,… Allison Amend, Austin Ratner April 8, 2013
Essay The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Earlier this week, Jessica Soffer wrote about learning to breathe and a precious treat from the Passover seder plate. She has been blogging here all week for… Jessica Soffer March 29, 2013
Essay Whose Story Is It? Nancy Richler’s previous novel, Your Mouth is Lovely, won the 2003 Canadian Jewish Book Award for fiction. Her newest novel, The Imposter Bride, is now available.… Nancy Richler March 4, 2013
Essay Places Never Seen Earlier this week, Jay Neugeboren wrote about the title story of his third collection and the art of silence. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council… Jay Neugeboren February 22, 2013
Essay I Am Writer. Are You Chopped Liver? Earlier this week, Michael Lavigne wrote about writing the “Radical Other .“He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.Is it… Michael Lavigne February 13, 2013
Essay Writing the Radical Other Michael Lavigne’s first novel, Not Me, was the recipient of the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award. His newest novel, The Wanting, will be published by Schocken Books on… Michael Lavigne February 11, 2013
Essay Academic Freedom Is Wasted on Academics Earlier this week, Ilan Stavans asked: Is there a Jewish literary renaissance? He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Ilan Stavans December 26, 2012
Essay Writing About Writing Earlier this week, David Ebenbach wrote about what makes a creative process and a short story Jewish. He has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book… David Ebenbach November 30, 2012
Essay Perils of the Writing Life Earlier this week, Tehila Lieberman wrote about being “the other,” crossing the borders of radically divergent worlds and two of the short stories from her… Tehila Lieberman November 23, 2012
