Notes from Around the Web
If you haven’t yet listened to this year’s Hanukkah Lights stories from National Public Radio, well, it’s still Hanukkah! Take some time and enjoy the offerings.
And if you’re looking for still more stories after that, check out the latest issue of JewishFiction.net.
From the Consulate General of Israel in New York comes news about a newly translated novel, Limassol, by Yishai Sarid (trans. Barbara Harshav).
Linda K. Wertheimer shares some reflections on Jewish books and community.
The amazing Carolyn Starman Hessel, Director of the Jewish Book Council, reveals which Jewish book has most influenced her.
The latest Jewish Reader presents a review of Jessica Cohen’s translation of David Grossman’s To the End of the Land, excerpts, and discussion questions.
Win copies of my forthcoming story collection, Quiet Americans! Free! Easy! Details here.
Shabbat shalom!