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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 341

women authors

Author and native New Yorker Sarah Seltzer, left, and the cover of her debut novel 'The Singer Sisters.' (Kurt Sneddon/Flatiron Books/ via JTA)
August 27, 2024, 1:07 am
In new book ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish rock music family finds sex, drugs – and deli
While some of the most iconic folk legends of the ’60s and ’70s were Members of the Tribe, author Sarah Seltzer’s fictional dynasty’s drama strikes a particularly Jewish chord
By Gabe Friedman
Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein holding Havi Lev Goldstein. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2024, 4:22 pm
Their daughter’s death from Tay-Sachs at age 2 transformed this family’s view of grief
In her new memoir, ‘Fifty-Seven Fridays,’ Myra Sack chronicles how she and her husband continue to navigate the loss of their child, carrying her with them as they move forward
By Cathryn J. Prince
Author Gabrielle Zevin speaks about her bestseller 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' during the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images via JTA)
July 26, 2024, 4:43 am
How author Gabrielle Zevin has become a literary scapegoat for anti-Israel activists
Reflecting a wider trend since October 7, the writer has been accused of being a Zionist, and therefore, worthy of a boycott — most recently by a Chicago bookstore’s book club
By Andrew Lapin
Alice Walker attends the 'The Color Purple' Broadway Opening Night at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on December 10, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
December 27, 2023, 1:21 am
‘Color Purple’ release brings Alice Walker’s history of antisemitism back into focus
Despite the author’s groundbreaking work, her difficult relationship with Israel and Judaism, and outright flirtations with antisemitism, put her at odds with the Jewish community
By Andrew Lapin
Cuban-born, US-based writer and art conservator Rosa Lowinger is the author of 'Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile and Repair.' (Scarlett Freund via JTA)
September 10, 2023, 4:07 am
A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author’s broken Cuban-Jewish family
In ‘Dwell Time,’ Rosa Lowinger draws on her background as a conservator to examine the cracks and flaws in her upbringing as the child of exiles – and how they made her stronger
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Judy Blume seen in the documentary 'Judy Blume Forever.' (Courtesy of Prime Video via JTA)
May 13, 2023, 3:00 am
Judy Blume is having a moment. Here’s why Jewish women love her work
The author of ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ – newly adapted for the screen – crafts protagonists who deal with a range of teen issues as well as issues of Jewish identity
By Sarah Rosen
Bangles singer and first-time author Susanna Hoffs. (Shervin Lainez)
April 16, 2023, 1:57 am
Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs’ newest cover is her debut novel, ‘This Bird Has Flown’
At age 64, the musician-author isn’t exactly singing a new tune; she tells The Times of Israel that she’s had a passion for literature her whole life and is a voracious reader
By Dave Gordon
'The Ghosts of Rose Hill,' by R.M. Romero. (Courtesy)
November 5, 2022, 5:53 am
A Latina-American Jew finds a kindred spirit in this romantic YA ghost story
When aspiring violinist Ilana is sent to stay with an aunt in Prague, she meets Benjamin. But things aren’t all as they seem in ‘The Ghosts of Rose Hill,’ a new book by RM Romero
By Rich Tenorio
Anne Berest sits at her desk in her home in Paris, France on September 13, 2021; The postcard that landed in the mailbox of Anne Berest's mother in 2003 eventually prompted them to investigate their family's tragic history during and before the Holocaust in Paris, France. (Marie Marot/via JTA; Courtesy: Anne Berest/via JTA)
July 31, 2022, 10:42 pm
Mysterious postcard forces a French author to confront her family’s Holocaust story
An anonymous missive sends Anne Berest on a journey resulting in ‘The Postcard,’ an award-winning work of auto-fiction that lays bare the feelings and anxieties of French Jewry
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Yelena Lembersky, author of 'Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour.' (Courtesy)
July 26, 2022, 1:43 am
Relics of a USSR both maddening and sweet emerge in blockbuster Jewish memoir
Yelena Lembersky’s ‘Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour’ is a surprisingly even-handed tale of escape from the Iron Curtain with her grandfather’s famous Babyn Yar massacre paintings
By Julie Masis
(Courtesy/ Malika Danae Photography)
April 10, 2022, 5:36 am
Sex and serious journalism co-mingle in an intimate memoir on kink and polyamory
Rachel Krantz’s new book ‘Open’ breaks the glass wall of taboo while serving as a guide for self-liberation and avoiding gaslighting in any relationship
By Shelley Sackett
Angelina Muñiz Huberman is one of a few Jews in the prestigious Mexican Academy of Language. (Courtesy of Huberman/ via JTA)
December 26, 2021, 4:06 am
Lauded Mexican writer’s novels explore her Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism
Told by her mother that the family were secret Jews, Angelina Muñiz-Huberman often writes about hidden identity, Iberian Jewry, and Jewish mysticism
By Alan Grabinsky
Helene Wecker (Sheldon Wecker)
July 31, 2021, 3:02 am
After long hiatus, author Helene Wecker resurrects fans’ beloved Golem and Jinni
With a mix of old and new characters, ‘The Hidden Palace’ advances the duo’s magic, heartbreak and love into early 20th century New York and Middle East
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Muriel Mandell works on her iPad at her apartment in downtown Manhattan's Greenwich Village. After a career as a reporter and schoolteacher, she began writing children's books, including 'A Donkey Reads,' right. (Lori Silberman Brauner/ viaJTA)
July 30, 2021, 3:24 am
Former wartime reporter and kid’s book author is 99 – and she isn’t slowing down
Ahead of her 100th birthday, tech-savvy Muriel Mandell teaches fellow seniors photo editing, animation and word processing, and is still a prolific reviewer of children’s books
By Lori Silberman Brauner
Jori Epstein (L) with Holocaust survivor Max Glauben. Epstein wrote a book about Glauben's story after meeting at a Dallas synagogue. (Courtesy of Epstein/ via JTA)
July 6, 2021, 2:48 am
This Jewish sports writer doesn’t work on Shabbat — so she covers the NFL
At just 26, Jori Epstein is writing about the Dallas Cowboys in a male-dominated industry — and she’s penned the biography of a Holocaust survivor, to boot
By Alan Zeitlin
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