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Essay How to Find an Expert Sorceress, According to the Talmud This week, Maggie Anton — the author of the Rashi’s Daughters series and, most recently, Rav Hisda’s Daugther: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery—blogs for The… Maggie Anton November 19, 2013
Essay Have You Always Been Jewish? This week, Liz Rosenberg, the author of The Laws of Gravity blogs for The Postscript on being a Jewish writer, one’s roots, and what can pull those roots… Liz Rosenberg November 13, 2013
Essay A Meal from The Tin Horse, Minus the Tsuris This week, Janice Steinberg, the author of The Tin Horse blogs for The Postscript on what to cook for a Tin Horse-themed meal. The Postscript series is… Janice Steinberg November 5, 2013
Essay Words on a Page This week, Josh Rolnick, the author of Pulp and Paper blogs for The Postscript on the power of words on a page. The Postscript series is a special peek… Josh Rolnick October 29, 2013
Essay The One About Process This week, Mary Glickman, the author of Home in the Morning , National Jewish Book Award Fiction FinalistOne More River, and the forthcoming Marching to… Mary Glickman October 2, 2013
Essay What, I’m Jewish! You Want I Should Write a Happy Ending? This week, Allison Amend, the author of A Nearly Perfect Copy and the Sami Rohr Prize finalist Stations West, blogs for The Postscript on the endings and… Allison Amend September 17, 2013
Essay What You Lose Writing a Novel This week, Michael Lavigne, the author of The Wanting and the Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award novel Not Me, blogs for The Postscript on the difficulty of editing… Michael Lavigne September 10, 2013
Essay Why Did You Marry When You Knew You Were Transsexual? This week, Joy Ladin, the author of Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders blogs for The Postscript on an unanswered question that many… Joy Ladin August 20, 2013
Essay Dear Reader, You Are My Precious Object This week, Alicia Oltuski, the author of Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life blogs for The Postscript on signing books and an… Alicia Oltuski August 14, 2013
Essay Michael David Lukas’ Food For The Essence Of Life (Or Reading) Michael David Lukas July 30, 2013
Essay Am I a Jewish Writer or a Writer Who Happens to Be Jewish? This week, Ellen Feldman, the author of several books, blogs for The Postscript on her thoughts about being a Jewish writer. The Postscript series is… Ellen Feldman July 24, 2013
Essay The Difficulty of Naming Cats…and Characters This week, Anne Cherian, the author of The Invitation blogs for The Postscript on how to find the right names for her characters. The Postscript series is… Anne Cherian July 16, 2013
Essay Hilarious and Horrifying: Popular Culture Reveals the 1950s The Postscript series is a special peek “behind the scenes” of a book. It’s a juicy little extra something to add to a book club’s discussion and… Caroline Leavitt July 9, 2013
News Countdown to Blue Nude Our Twitter Book Club with Elizabeth Rosner, author of Blue Nude, is only a week and a day away. We hope you’ve had the chance to get your hands on the… JBC Staff January 4, 2011
Essay Hungry for Hungary Posted by Dani CrickmanToday marks one week until our Twitter Book Club with Julie Orringer, author of The Invisible Bridge. The book is full of all sorts of… Dani Crickman October 19, 2010
