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Essay No Fear on Israeli Soil Michael Golding is the author of the novels Simple Prayers, Benjamin’s Gift, and A Poet of the Invisible World, now out from Picador. He will be blogging here all… Michael Golding October 7, 2015
Essay Comic Books Are More Than Superheroes Earlier this week, Julian Voloj shared the story behind Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker, his nonfiction graphic novel about the 1971 Hoe Avenue peace meeting… Julian Voloj October 7, 2015
Essay Discovering the Nuyorican Marrano Ghetto Brother Benji Melendez Julian Voloj is the author of Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker, a nonfiction graphic novel about the 1971 Hoe Avenue peace meeting brokered by the Ghetto… Julian Voloj October 5, 2015
Essay Yadda, Yadda, Yadda… Emily Liebert is the author of Those Secrets We Keep, a novel of the unraveling of friendships, relationships, and assumptions between three women, and will be… Emily Liebert September 28, 2015
Essay The Answer Is the Question Earlier this week, Leah Lax wrote about Gloria Steinem named her book. The author of Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home, she has been blogging… Leah Lax September 18, 2015
Essay Gloria Steinem Named My Memoir Earlier this week, Leah Lax wrote about the loneliness of leaving Hasidut and coping with coming home to the world of her childhood. She is blogging here all week as… Leah Lax September 16, 2015
