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Excerpt “If you think Cairo’s any better, my dear, you’re mistaken.” Yitzhak Gormezano Goren August 12, 2015
Interview Interview: Joseph Kanon by Elise CooperLeaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon is a gripping historical thriller. The book’s plot takes place in Berlin four years after the end of World War II.… Elise Cooper August 11, 2015
Excerpt Excerpt: The Marriage of Opposites Excerpt from The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. 1817 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Rachel Pomie I always left my window open at night, despite the… Alice Hoffman August 4, 2015
Essay “I’ve heard of Jews with horns, but wings? An innovation!” by Barbara Klein MossEarlier this week, Jewish Book Council interviewed Barbara Klein Moss, the author of The Language of Paradise: A Novel about the… Barbara Klein Moss July 31, 2015
Interview Interview: Barbara Klein Moss by Nat BernsteinIntrigued by a nefarious Jewish character in Barbara Klein Moss’s debut novel, Jewish Book Council sought to learn more about the sympathetic… Nat Bernstein July 28, 2015
Recommended Reading My Top Five (Recent) Historical Novels Earlier this week, Janis Cooke Newman wrote about using fiction to understand historical time periods and why she writes historical fiction. She is the author of the… Janis Cooke Newman July 17, 2015
Essay Fiction Not Facts Earlier this week, Janis Cooke Newman wrote about why she writes historical fiction. She is the author of the novel Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln and A Master Plan for… Janis Cooke Newman July 15, 2015
Essay Why I Write Historical Fiction Janis Cooke Newman is the author of the novel Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln and A Master Plan for Rescue as well as a memoir The Russian Word for Snow. She is… Janis Cooke Newman July 13, 2015
