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Interview—From the Journal The Endurance of Yiddish: A Conversation Between Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert Ilan Stavans, Josh Lambert January 13, 2020
Essay Writing Your Religion: A Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz Deborah Miller December 16, 2019
Interview Mirrors and Windows: A Conversation with Lesléa Newman on Diversity in Children’s Books Emily Schneider December 3, 2019
From the Journal The Refugee in Fiction: A Conversation with Jenny Erpenbeck and Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Becca Kantor November 18, 2019
Essay On Waiting Earlier this week, Leah Kaminsky considered the power of inanimate objects and speaking to ghosts in contemporary literature—as in her own novel, The Waiting… Leah Kaminsky November 11, 2016
Essay What Does It Really Take to Write a Dissertation? Earlier this week, Beth Kissileff mused on the final Biblical commandment — to write. With the release of her novel Questioning Return, Beth is guest blogging for the… Beth Kissileff October 26, 2016