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    on writing

    Cover of 27 Essential Principles of Story: Master the Secrets of Great Storytelling, from Shakespeare to South Park
    Non­fic­tion
    27 Essen­tial Prin­ci­ples of Sto­ry: Mas­ter the Secrets of Great Sto­ry­telling, from Shake­speare to South Park
    Daniel J. Rubin
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    Fic­tion
    Detours
    Rose­mary Gensler
    Nan­cy Sims
    Ellyn Zarek
    Mar­i­on S. Phillips
    Phyl­lis Hoffman
    Interview—From the Journal

    ‘Denials and Rein­ter­pre­ta­tions’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Deb­o­rah Levy

    Bec­ca Kantor
    August 31, 2020
    Essay—From the Journal

    Tak­ing the Road: Jew­ish Women’s Trav­el Writing

    Emi­ly Burack
    August 19, 2020
    Essay

    A Nov­el Opening

    Rachel Bean­land
    August 10, 2020
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    A Child of the Century
    Ben Hecht
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    Fic­tion
    Today Tonight Tomorrow
    Rachel Lynn Solomon
    Essay

    Why We Need Muriel Rukeyser Now

    Jason Boog
    July 6, 2020
    Essay

    Writ­ing Out of Our Minds

    Rachel DeWoskin
    June 10, 2020
    Essay

    Writ­ing Jewish

    Philip Ter­man
    April 20, 2020
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    Help­ful Resources for Authors Dur­ing COVID-19

    JBC Staff
    April 14, 2020
    From the Journal

    A Wom­an’s Voice: Books by Four Redis­cov­ered Authors

    Ruth Andrew Ellenson
    March 26, 2020
    Essay

    Insider/​Outsider: Writ­ing Fic­tion in Eng­lish in Israel

    Miryam Sivan
    March 19, 2020
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    Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Con­ver­sa­tions in Quar­an­tine: Live Coverage

    JBC Staff
    March 16, 2020
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    The Sev­enth Heav­en: Trav­els Through Jew­ish Latin America
    Ilan Sta­vans
    Interview—From the Journal

    The Endurance of Yid­dish: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Ilan Sta­vans and Josh Lambert

    Ilan Sta­vans, Josh Lam­bert
    January 13, 2020
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