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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
Essay The Charitable Side of Jekyll & Hyde Today, JBC reviewer M. Elias Keller writes about how a core Jewish concept helped him write his novel, Strange Case of Mr. Bodkin & Father Whitechapel.Although… M. Elias Keller November 14, 2012
Essay How to Succeed in Academics Without Doing Any Research Earlier this week, Haim Watzman wrote about Super Tuesday, journalism, and love. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.“Are… Haim Watzman November 7, 2012
Essay Revisions for the Paperback Earlier this week, Theodore Ross wrote about the Manhattan eruv. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I found my first error… Theodore Ross September 27, 2012
Essay Writing in a Foreign Language Earlier this week, Shani Boianjiu explored the book of Jonah. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was born and… Shani Boianjiu September 12, 2012
Essay A Yiddishist in Vilnius Steve Stern’s most recent book, The Book of Mischief, is now available. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I had fun in… Steve Stern September 4, 2012
Interview Self-Surveillance In this week’s installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchanged ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 10, 2012
Interview Quality Grumbling In this installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchange ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of the… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 8, 2012
Interview Promowork: A Necessary Evil In this installment of the Visiting Scribe, Joshua Cohen and Justin Taylor exchange ideas around book promotion, materials of writing, and the devolution of the… Joshua Cohen, Justin Taylor August 6, 2012
Essay Who Are Your Characters REALLY? On Monday, Francesca Segal wrote about recasting a classic novel. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.It’s… Francesca Segal July 11, 2012
Essay Recasting a Classic Francesca Segal’s debut novel The Innocents is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I would never have set… Francesca Segal July 9, 2012
Essay Sarah’s Key, Mary’s Secrets, and Truth That’s Stranger Than Fiction Earlier this week, Lois Leveen wrote about what makes a book Jewish. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Lois Leveen June 28, 2012
Essay Funny, You Don’t Book Jewish Lois Leveen’s newest novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.There’s… Lois Leveen June 26, 2012
Essay How Did I End up Doing This? Earlier this week, Joshua Henkin talked about his father and grandfather and explored the question: “Are you a Jewish writer?”. He will be blogging here all… Joshua Henkin June 21, 2012
Essay Are You a Jewish Writer? Joshua Henkin is the author of The World Without You, Matrimony, and Swimming Across the Hudson. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Joshua Henkin June 18, 2012
