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Essay I Was Born a Rambling Man Yesterday, David Samuel Levinson wrote about dedicating his first novel, Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence (Algonquin Books). He will be blogging here all week for… David Samuel Levinson June 5, 2013
Essay Writing What You’ve Never Seen: Janice Weizman and Historical Fiction Earlier this week, Janice Weizman wrote about the bildungsroman and the Jewish woman. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… Janice Weizman June 5, 2013
Essay What We Talk About When We Talk About Book Dedications David Samuel Levinson’s stories have appeared in Prairie Schooner, West Branch, and the Brooklyn Review, among others. He lives in New York City. Antonia Lively Breaks the… David Samuel Levinson June 4, 2013
Essay Making the Invisible Visible: The Bildungsroman and the Jewish Woman Janice Weizman was born in Toronto, and moved to Israel at the age of nineteen. She is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at Bar-Ilan University, where… Janice Weizman June 3, 2013
Essay Introducing Inspector Avraham Avraham Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so difficult to… D. A. Mishani May 31, 2013
Essay When 50 Happens to Good People: Part Two Actress, author, and activist Annabelle Gurwitch is the author of two books—You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up and Fired!—and the e‑book single Autumn Leaves (available… Annabelle Gurwitch May 30, 2013
