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Essay The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective: The Investigation Begins Yesterday, D. A. Mishani wondered why it’s so difficult to write a detective in Hebrew. His first detective novel, The Missing File, was published by… D. A. Mishani May 28, 2013
Essay D. A. Mishani and the Mystery of the Hebrew Detective D. A. Mishani is an Israeli crime writer, editor, and literary scholar, specializing in the history of detective fiction. His first detective novel, The Missing… D. A. Mishani May 27, 2013
Essay Asaf Schurr on Writing a Rooster We prompted this year’s Sami Rohr Prize awardees to write about “how they came to write their book.” Over the next several weeks, we’ll share their responses. Today, Asaf… Asaf Schurr May 6, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist…Asaf Schurr Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOver the past month, we’ve introduced you to to Stuart Nadler, Shani Boianjiu, Ben Lerner, and Francesca Segal. Today we introduce you… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 8, 2013
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Girl With a Brave Heart Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterOriginally published in Hebrew in Israel in 2010, The Girl With a Brave Heart: A Tale from Tehran (Rita Jahanforuz; Vali Mintzi,… Naomi Firestone-Teeter February 12, 2013
Recommended Reading Translations and Translators Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIf you’re looking for a theme for your book club, this is a great one! See below for a few of our translated… Naomi Firestone-Teeter November 8, 2012
Essay How to Succeed in Academics Without Doing Any Research Earlier this week, Haim Watzman wrote about Super Tuesday, journalism, and love. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.“Are… Haim Watzman November 7, 2012
Fiction King Solomon and the Golden fish: Tales From the Sephardic Tradition Matilda Koén-Sarano, ed.; Regineta Haboucha, trans. and annotator
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Approaching You in English Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterApproaching You in English, the first book to appear in English by noted Israeli poet Admiel Kosman, was published last year by… Naomi Firestone-Teeter September 5, 2012
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Fairy Tales, Noir, Translations, Cooking Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn case you haven’t been following us on Twitter (or FB), we posted the 2012 National Jewish Book Award guidelines earlier this week.… Naomi Firestone-Teeter June 22, 2012
Essay The Hebrew Translator on Translation In our April JBC Bookshelf, we featured a pdf version of an article that first appeared in the summer 2007 issue of Jewish Book World. We thought it would be… Jessica Cohen April 19, 2012
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Translations and Boundaries Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterWhile not all of this month’s offerings are translations, there are quite a few in this round’s mix, which makes JBCers… Naomi Firestone-Teeter April 19, 2012
Fiction Suddenly, a Knock at the Door Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Sondra Silverston, trans.
