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Recommended Reading War & Love, Love & War Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterPoet Aharon Shabtai’s latest collection, War & Love, Love & War, is now available. Words without Borders recently… Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 9, 2010
Essay The Pit of Tel Aviv, A Preliminary Damage Report Avi Steinberg’s first book, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish… Avi Steinberg December 6, 2010
Essay Remembering How to be a Jew Earlier this week, Lavie Tidhar wrote about Jewish vampires and Hebrew punks and searching for Osama. His new novel, An Occupation of Angels, is now… Lavie Tidhar November 12, 2010
Recommended Reading Jewish Book World Review: To the End of the Land Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of David Grossman making Amazon’s top ten this year, and with the winter issue going in the mail next, we thought we’d offer… Maron L. Waxman November 5, 2010
Essay Joel Chasnoff reporting from…Louisville Joel Chasnoff has been blogging his NETWORK for the JBC here, here, and here. His most recent post can be found below.My schedule for today, which… Joel Chasnoff November 4, 2010
Essay Crybabies in the Israeli Army Joel Chasnoff (The 188th Crybaby Brigade) has been blogging for the Jewish Book Council on his Jewish Book NETWORK tour. Missed the first two? Check them… Joel Chasnoff November 3, 2010
Excerpt Excerpt from Yael Hedaya’s Eden Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe fall issue of Zeek is now available! The newest issue features fiction from Yael Goldstein Love. Also, check out an… JBC Staff October 19, 2010
Essay The Question In his last posts, Gregory Levey wrote about late-night Middle East radio commentary and amazon recommendations with his book. He is the author of the… Gregory Levey October 15, 2010
Essay Baxter and Me In his last post, Gregory Levey wrote about late-night Middle East radio commentary. He is the author of the recently published How to Make Peace in the Middle… Gregory Levey October 13, 2010
Essay The Middle East in the Middle of the Night Gregory Levey‘s newest book, How to Make Peace in the Middle East in Six Months or Less Without Leaving Your Apartment, is now available. He will be blogging all… Gregory Levey October 11, 2010
Essay The Best Part of Traveling Earlier this week, Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau and about choosing a title for his book. His newest… Martin Fletcher September 29, 2010
Essay Field Stories Without Names Yesterday, Martin Fletcher wrote about stories he’s covered for NBC’s London bureau. His newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of… Martin Fletcher September 28, 2010
Essay From Serious News to the Tabloids Martin Fletcher’s newest book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation, will be available tomorrow. He will be blogging all week for… Martin Fletcher September 27, 2010
Recommended Reading Israeli Fiction Round Up Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterDon’t have the funds to travel over to Israel this fall? Well, we have an easy solution…bring Israel to your home with this great fall line-up… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 2, 2010
News Israeli Flash Fiction Reviewed on Words Without Borders Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIsrael novelist and short-story writer Alex Epstein’s flash fiction collection, Blue Has No South, is reviewed by Jonathan Blitzer… JBC Staff June 24, 2010
