First up: Looking for some titles for your book club? Check out Makom’s suggestions for books by Israeli writers (books in English translation).
Next: Earlier this summer, I was lucky enough to attend “The Uses of History in American Jewish Fiction,” featuring novelists Anna Solomon and Dara Horn and moderated by Josh Lambert. And now, all of you are lucky enough to be able to watch the event on video.
Guess who’s coming to CUNY’s Baruch College this fall? Etgar Keret! I’m already marking my calendar.
As we begin preparing for Rosh Hashanah, The Whole Megillah has announced its First Pages Competition for Jewish-themed middle grade and young adult manuscripts (fiction or nonfiction). Deadline to enter: September 15.