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Essay How Jerusalem Infiltrated My Fantasy Novel Ilana C. Myer is the author of the fantasy novel Last Song Before Night. She is blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe series on The ProsenPeople.The cover… Ilana C. Myer February 29, 2016
Essay The Catharsis of Dwelling on Death Earlier this week, Piece of Mind author Michelle Adelman wrote a case for a Jewish belief in ghosts. With the novel’s debut, Michelle is guest blogging as… Michelle Adelman February 25, 2016
Essay Do (Jewish) Ghosts Exist? Michelle Adelman’s debut novel Piece of Mind is told from the perspective of a young woman with a brain injury forced to contend with the difficulties of… Michelle Adelman February 22, 2016
Essay The Rabbi Whisperer Ponders the Sermon Earlier this week, Amy Gottlieb wrote about how the works of I. B. Singer and the “beautiful, perceptive” women around her mother’s kitchen table individually… Amy Gottlieb February 19, 2016
Essay Po-wer-ful: Fashioning the Character of Joseph Stalin Earlier this week, author Paul Goldberg wrote about the family stories that sparked The Yid and the popularity of King Lear in midcentury Moscow and Yiddish… Paul Goldberg February 18, 2016
Essay I. B. Singer and the Hidden Afikomen Earlier this week, Amy Gottlieb described the “beautiful, perceptive” women around her mother’s kitchen table who inspired The Beautiful Possible. Amy is blogging… Amy Gottlieb February 17, 2016
