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Essay When a Story is Born Form First Tehila Lieberman is the author of the short story collection Venus in the Afternoon. She is currently completing a novel entitled “The Last Holy Man”. She will… Tehila Lieberman November 19, 2012
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Moving Waters Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThis week’s book cover of the week is Network author Racelle Rosett’s collection Moving Waters. Cover art is by Will Deutsch… Naomi Firestone-Teeter June 4, 2012
Recommended Reading May is… Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of May celebrations, we’ve created a few reading lists for you…Jewish American Heritage MonthFind the… Naomi Firestone-Teeter May 1, 2012
Nonfiction Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland, An Anthology Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi, ed. and trans.
Fiction Suddenly, a Knock at the Door Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Sondra Silverston, trans.
Fiction Arguing with the Storm: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers Rhea Tregebov, ed.; Kathryn Hellerstein, intro.