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    on writing

    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
    Essay

    Bor­rowed Words

    Ear­li­er this week, Leslie Mait­land wrote about artist Gunter Dem­nig’s Stolper­steine project and recon­nect­ing branch­es of her fam­i­ly sep­a­rat­ed by the Dias­po­ra of…
    Leslie Mait­land
    May 30, 2012
    Essay

    Pri­mor­dial Slush

    Ear­li­er this week, Ramona Aus­bel talked about what she is, a moth­er, and what she isn’t, an actress. She has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
    Ramona Ausubel
    April 20, 2012
    Essay

    Why I Write

    Ramona Ausubel is the author of the nov­el No One is Here Except All of Us, pub­lished by River­head Books. She will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
    Ramona Ausubel
    April 16, 2012
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    Only As Good As Your Word: Writ­ing Lessons From My Favorite Lit­er­ary Gurus
    Susan Shapiro
    Essay

    Moses and Hubris

    Adam Wil­son​’s debut nov­el, Flatscreen, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging here for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing all week.There’s a great…
    Adam Wil­son
    February 20, 2012
    Essay

    Writ­ers Should Get Up Early

    Ear­li­er this week, Matthue Roth blogged about pub­lish­ing a real life old-fash­ioned book. He will be blog­ging all week for JBC and MJL.As a glut­ton for tor­ture…
    Matthue Roth
    December 7, 2011
    Essay

    Pub­lish­ing a Real Life Old-Fash­ioned Book

    Matthue Roth​’s lat­est book, Auto­mat­ic, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging here for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing all week.Here’s the thing about…
    Matthue Roth
    December 5, 2011
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