Pre-Shabbat Jewish Literary Links by Erika Dreifus on July 22, 2016 2 Photo Credit: Reut Miryam CohenEvery Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety. See what you think of this Book Riot list of “100 Must-Read Works of Jewish Fiction” (we at Fig Tree Books are pretty happy with #28). Speaking of Jewish fiction: Avital Chizik-Goldschmidt’s “A Holy Fool,” on Tablet, is well worth your time. A new issue of Lilith magazine is now available. From the world of young-adult lit: “11 YA Authors Discuss the Role of Faith in Their Lives,” on the BNTeen blog (and offer some reading recommendations). And an extra-hearty Mazal Tov for everyone recognized by the American Jewish Press Association’s latest Rockower Awards. Shabbat Shalom.
re: the 100 book list
I am surprised to see more than a few names here that I would not
say are Jewish. What’s the qualification here? Jewish topic of the book?
A distant Jewish relative? A Jewish parent even though the writer was not
raised Jewish? Very confusing!
Well, I think the article acknowledges that the list represents a mélange of conceptions of “Jewish.”