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Interview Interview: Mark Polizzotti on Translating the Work of Patrick Modiano Patrick Modiano, who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for literature, has recently seen a flurry of attention here in the U.S., where he had been relatively unknown until… Beth Kissileff March 6, 2015
Essay Paperless Love: Translating Yiddish Letters Earlier this week, Sarah Wildman shared a short reading list and an interesting letter that didn’t make it into her book, Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My… Sarah Wildman October 30, 2014
Essay Leah Goldberg, Me, and the Search for a Title for my New Book Nora Gold’s book, Fields of Exile, is the first novel about anti-Israelism on campus. It was picked by The Forward as one of “The 5 Jewish Books To Read in 2014,″ and… Nora Gold June 2, 2014
Interview An Interview with Shimon Adaf by Beth KissileffI’ve had the privilege of interviewing a number of writers in the past few years; Shimon Adaf is easily one of the most versatile, brilliant and… Beth Kissileff November 7, 2013
Interview Interview with Liad Shoham by Elise CooperLiad Shoham is Israel’s number one best-selling crime author, and now his latest book, Lineup, has been translated into English. Shoham has been called… Elise Cooper October 22, 2013
Essay New Vessel Press: Great Books in New Vessels by Maron L. WaxmanShortly after the launch of their first list, I talked with Michael Wise and Ross Ufberg about their new publishing company…New Vessel Press, Michael… Maron L. Waxman October 15, 2013
Interview Interview: Ofir Touche Gafla by Beth KissileffJewish Book Council recently had the chance to speak by Skype with Ofir Touché Gafla, whose first novel, The World of the End (Tor Books), was… Beth Kissileff August 27, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: La Famille Middlestein Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA little foreign edition book cover love today. Presenting the French cover of Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins:Find book club… Naomi Firestone-Teeter July 10, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Some Day Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterNew Vessel Press, an independent publishing house founded in NYC last year, is about to release their first six titles. Specializing in… Naomi Firestone-Teeter June 18, 2013
Essay Introducing Inspector Avraham Avraham Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so difficult to… D. A. Mishani May 31, 2013
Essay Can a Policeman be an Israeli Hero? Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so difficult to… D. A. Mishani May 30, 2013
Essay Detective Fiction and the Zionist Cultural Revolution Today on the Visiting Scribe, D. A. Mishani continues with his series “The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” where he has been investigating why it’s so… D. A. Mishani May 29, 2013
