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Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Stuart Nadler Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterEarlier this month, JBC announced the five fiction finalists for this year’s $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. The authors… Naomi Firestone-Teeter March 12, 2013
Interview Interview with Diane Heiman JBC’s Christine Maasdam interviews Diane Heiman, co-writer with Liz Suneby of It’s a…It’s a…It’s a Mitzvah and The Mitzvah Project Book (Jewish Lights… Christine Maasdam February 26, 2013
Interview Interview: Ben Katchor and Hand-Drying in America In today’s installment of the Visiting Scribe for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning, Eddy Portnoy sat down with Ben Katchor to discuss his newest book,… Eddy Portnoy February 21, 2013
Interview Fate Knocking at the Door: An Interview with Ilan Stavans by Philip K. JasonPhilip K. Jason: What binds your interest in comic strips and graphic novels on the one hand and more traditional critical explorations on the… Philip K. Jason December 19, 2012
Interview JBW talks with Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat JBC reviewer Jeff Bogursky talks with the former Ambassador to the EU about Israel, Jewish continuity, and the role being Jewish has played in his career as… Jeff Bogursky November 5, 2012
Interview Ten Questions for Joshua Cohen In its review of Four New Messages the New York Times said of Joshua Cohen, “he’ll make you want to be an angel investor in his stuff. What’s a book but… Bob Goldfarb August 29, 2012