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Philip Roth (Douglas Healey/AP)
May 25, 2018, 4:47 pm
The story behind Philip Roth’s final days
Literary giant's anointed biographer Blake Bailey shares the details of Roth's long struggle with coronary artery disease, and of his prolific -- and profound -- writing life
By Eric Cortellessa
Judy Blume in New York City in 2004. (Evan Agostini/Getty Images/via JTA)
May 24, 2018, 2:48 pm
10 writers not named Roth who capture female US Jewish experience
These women of words speak to today's generation, in which gender and culture are perceived very differently
By Emily Burack
Herman Wouk during an interview with CBS, July 2, 2017 (screen capture/YouTube)
July 4, 2017, 1:28 pm
At 102, legendary author Herman Wouk has a new book out
Jewish novelist says his 'main task' has been depicting 'what happened in World War II and the Holocaust'
By Benjamin Kerstein
Idra Novey, author of 'Ways to Disappear.' (Donata Zanotti)
May 20, 2017, 3:21 am
The award-winning novel that appeared out of nowhere
Acclaimed translator Idra Novey's debut book 'Ways to Disappear' is a five-year secret project turned Sami Rohr Prize winner
By Cathryn J. Prince
Idra Novey (Courtesy/Donata Zanotti)
May 4, 2017, 2:01 pm
Author Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
Novel 'Ways to Disappear' explores a translator’s search for a missing author in modern-day Brazil
By JTA
Students from St Angela’s School, Ursuline Convent view 'Representations of Jews in Irish Literature' exhibition at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, February 2017 (Jennifer Bolger/WIT)
March 15, 2017, 3:08 pm
Dracula the ‘Wandering Jew,’ and other unknown facets of Irish lit in NY-bound exhibition
From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, Jews are a surprisingly constant presence in a millennium of Irish writing
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of shelves filled with books. (CC BY 2.0 Stewart Butterfield/Wikipedia)
January 12, 2017, 5:07 pm
Jewish Quarterly announces finalists for Wingate Prize
Award given annually by British magazine to the book that best conveys 'idea of Jewishness to the general reader'
By TOI staff
Writer Michael Chabon speaking at The New Yorker Festival 2014 on October 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for The New Yorker Festival via JTA)
January 11, 2017, 11:44 pm
Michael Chabon, Daniel Gordis win National Jewish Book Awards
'Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn' declared book of the year; author of 'The Yiddish Policemen’s Union' also honored
By JTA
Books make wonderful Chrismukkah gifts. (Courtesy of the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation)
December 21, 2016, 6:26 pm
8 books for 8 nights of Hanukkah
Whether you burn through a book a day or wrap a few as gifts, we've got enough literature to fuel you for the duration of the holiday
By Victor Wishna
Jonathan Safran Foer (Jeff Mermelstein/via JTA)
October 8, 2016, 1:43 am
10 awesome tomes for the Days of Awe (and after)
If you dare glance away from your prayer book a moment, these volumes might be worth the risk
By Victor Wishna
James Schamus, left, and Logan Lerman on the set of 'Indignation.' (Alison Cohen Rosa/via JTA)
July 29, 2016, 2:50 pm
‘Indignation’ brings Philip Roth’s novel about anti-Semitism to the big screen
Writer and producer James Schamus channels his inner 'good Jewish boy' in directorial debut
By Charles Munitz
From left: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Jonah Lehrer, Jessi Klein (Jesse Jiryu Davis/Leah Lehrer/Robyn Von Swank/via JTA)
July 26, 2016, 6:41 am
7 books to make your summer more summery — and Jewy, too
Add a little 'yiddishkeit' to your reading list this beach season and check out these not-too-schmaltzy selections
By Victor Wishna
Elie Wiesel, the author of over 50 books, in the study of his New York City home, Oct. 14, 1986. (Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images/via JTA)
July 11, 2016, 6:36 pm
7 Elie Wiesel books that you must read
The late, great Holocaust survivor author of 'Night' was the versatile composer of over 50 works of various genres
By Gabe Friedman
Famed Yiddish author Shalom Aleichem, whose centennial yahrzeit was May 22, 2016, seated at his writing desk. (Courtesy YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
June 24, 2016, 2:31 am
100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian
Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer's anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many
By Julie Masis
Rivka Galchen's 96-page lyric essay, 'Little Labors,' was released in May by New Directions (YouTube screenshot)
June 20, 2016, 2:15 am
Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author
Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness
By Jen Maidenberg
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