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Essay Crossing Delancey: Royal Young on Lee Brozgold Earlier this week, Royal Young discussed his decision to change his name, interviewed his grandparents, and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut… Royal Young June 13, 2013
Essay From Shtetl to Star: A Jewish Tradition of Changing Names Earlier this week, Royal Young interviewed his grandparents and wrote about his parents’ reaction to his debut memoir Fame Shark. He will be blogging here all week… Royal Young June 12, 2013
Essay My Family’s Reaction to Fame Shark Royal Young’s debut memoir Fame Shark will be released June 2013 from Heliotrope Books. Young contributes to Interview Magazine, New York Post, BOMB Magazine and The Lo… Royal Young June 10, 2013
Essay Living in Hebrew, Thinking in Aramaic, Writing in English Earlier this week, Janice Weizman wrote about writing historical fiction and the bildungsroman and the Jewish woman. She has been blogging here all week for Jewish… Janice Weizman June 7, 2013
Essay On Writing a Novel About The Act of Writing a Novel Earlier this week, David Samuel Levinson wrote about the beautiful catastrophe that is New York City and dedicating his first novel, Antonia Lively Breaks the… David Samuel Levinson June 6, 2013
Essay The Story Will Out: Why Folktales Still Matter by Sharon ElswitThroughout the ages, folklore has spoken to people. From pulpits and hearth fires and in classrooms, these stories forge a connection between the… Sharon Elswit June 6, 2013
