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Essay JBC Bookshelf: Icy Day Edition Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterGosh, it never ends. But, bad weather = more time to read, so we’re not complaining too much! On the book award front – Cynthia Ozick and… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Five Not-As-Terrible-As-You-Think Comedy Movies On Monday, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book… Saul Austerlitz February 2, 2011
Essay Messing Around on Tour Saul Austerlitz is the author of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. He will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and… Saul Austerlitz January 31, 2011
Essay A Birthday and An Anniversary: A Book and Its Inspiration On Monday, Erika Dreifus discussed her upcoming panel at AWP, “Beyond Bagels and Lox.” She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Erika Dreifus January 19, 2011
Essay Jewish-American Literature as Multicultural Literature Erika Dreifus January 17, 2011
Essay Old and Grey and Only in the Way Earlier this week, Michael Wex, author of The Frumkiss Family Business, wrote about writing about intermarriage and being the kvetch guy. He… Michael Wex January 7, 2011