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Essay A Community of Immigrants In her last posts, Allison Amend wrote about Jews in odd places and about Jews and farming. She has been blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Allison Amend June 18, 2010
Essay Haurowitz/Harris’ Goods and Sundries In her last post, Allison Amend wrote about Jews in odd places. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book… Allison Amend June 16, 2010
Essay Gary Shteyngart writes fiction for The New Yorker Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAmong his many other achievements, Gary Shteyngart was just named one of The New Yorker‘s 20 under 40 fiction writers. Check out his… JBC Staff June 14, 2010
Essay Jews in Odd Places Allison Amend is the author of the novel Stations West. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s… Allison Amend June 14, 2010
Essay A Parable for Writing Earlier this week, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island and about the biggest cemetery in the world. His new novel, Witz, is… Joshua Cohen June 4, 2010
Essay The Biggest Cemetery in the World Yesterday, Joshua Cohen told us how to write a book like Coney Island. His new novel, Witz, is now available.This second blogpost is about two experiences… Joshua Cohen June 2, 2010