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Essay The Story Behind The Empire of the Senses Alexis Landau recently completed her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at USC, where she currently teaches writing. The Empire of the Senses is her first… Alexis Landau February 23, 2015
Essay Five Simple Ways To Be Good To A New Mom Earlier this week, Elisa Albert shared what she’s been reading (and watching) lately. Her new book, After Birth, is now available. She has been blogging here all week for… Elisa Albert February 19, 2015
Essay Trying Not to Drown in a Glass of Water On My Way to Cuba This week, Ruth Behar, the author of An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba and Traveling Heavy: A Memoir In Between Journeys, blogs for The Postscript on… Ruth Behar February 17, 2015
Essay Into The Stew Elisa Albert is the author of the novels After Birth and The Book of Dahlia, the short story collection How This Night is Different, and editor of the anthology Freud’s… Elisa Albert February 17, 2015
Essay Ask Big Questions: How Do We Connect? The Jewish Book Council is delighted to publish a continuing blog series in partnership with Ask Big Questions, an initiative out of Hillel International… Ilana Garon February 13, 2015
Essay Unexpected Guests in Fiction This week, Judith Felsenfeld, the author of Blaustein’s Kiss blogs for The Postscript on the reaction of some friends and family to her work of fiction. The… Judith Felsenfeld February 11, 2015
