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Essay This Book Club and That Book Club Earlier this week, Barbara Stark-Nemon wrote about writing visual arts into literature and how her family chose to remember Germany after World War II. She is the… Barbara Stark-Nemon April 17, 2015
Essay Recipes for Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale Posted by Miri Pomerantz DauberWith the publication of Kristin Hannah’s new book, The Nightingale, earlier this month, JBC Book Clubs worked in cooperation with… Miri Pomerantz Dauber February 11, 2015
Essay Judging a Book by the Discussion Posted by Miri Pomerantz DauberThe Postscript series is a special peek “behind the scenes” of a book. It’s a juicy little extra something to add to… Miri Pomerantz Dauber November 6, 2014
Essay Parent-Child Book Club: Shanghai Jews What trends in adult literature often sees its reflection in children’s publications — and now, more than ever, the other way around. In reviewing the 2014 – 2015 JBC… JBC Staff August 21, 2014
Essay Downton Abbey Made Me Do It This week, JBC Network author Wendy Wax, the author of While We Were Watching Downton Abbey, blogs for The Postscript on the inspiration for writing her newest book. … Wendy Wax June 24, 2014
Essay Growing to Love Hebrew School This week, Lauren Grodstein, the author of The Explanation for Everything, A Friend of the Family, and Reproduction is the Flaw of Love and the story collection… Lauren Grodstein May 20, 2014
Essay The Risks of Being Mistaken for a Character This week, David Schmahmann, the author of The Double Life of Alfred Buber, Empire Settings, and Ivory From Paradise, blogs for The Postscript on the risk of being… David Schmahmann April 29, 2014
Essay JBC Book Clubs Asks: Facilitator Tips on Participation and Staying Focused JBC Book Clubs is asking: what does it take to lead a book club?** We started this series hearing from Sarah Rindner about the extensive research she does before… Joan Tedlow April 10, 2014
Essay You Probably Wouldn’t Think To Read This For Book Club, But… This week, Barbara Askenas and Michal Smart, co-editors of the National Jewish Book Award-winning book Kaddish: Women’s Voices blogs for The Postscript on why… Barbara Askenas, Michal Smart April 1, 2014
Essay Writing Through the Artist’s Perspective This week, Alyson Richman, the author of The Lost Wife and the forthcoming The Garden of Letters (coming in September from Berkley) blogs for The… Alyson Richman March 25, 2014
Essay This Blog Post Has No Title. Here’s Why. This week, Jean Hanff Korelitz, the author of You Should Have Known (available today from Grand Central Publishing) as well as four previous novels, a poetry… Jean Hanff Korelitz March 18, 2014
Essay Meeting My Character This week, Joanna Hershon, the author of A Dual Inheritance (now in paperback!) and The German Bride blogs for The Postscript on meeting a man who… Joanna Hershon March 11, 2014
Essay Jennifer Gilmore’s Newest Voice This week, Jennifer Gilmore, the author of The Mothers, Something Red, and Golden Country blogs for The Postscript on finding her newest voice and a new writing… Jennifer Gilmore March 4, 2014
Essay The Lost Shtetl This week, Anne-Marie O’Connor, the author of The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer blogs for The… Anne-Marie O’Connor February 25, 2014
