Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen Every Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
“I didn’t set out to write a political novel, but it seems inevitable that any writing about the Middle East will elicit strong responses from people.” So notes Leah Kaminsky, whose novel The Waiting Room is set largely in Haifa, in an interview on the Lilith magazine blog.
“Fictionalizing my family’s [Holocaust] stories—and adding magical realism—set me free. And set my imagination on fire.” So explains Helen Maryles Shankman in a reflective, craft-centered post for Writer Unboxed.
TBR: a translation, by Steven M. Kennedy, of Bernard-Henri Lévy’s The Genius of Judaism. Coming in January 2017.
And last, but not least: the latest Fig Tree Books newsletter, edited by yours truly and featuring some superb pre-publication praise for Abigail Pogrebin’s My Jewish Year (coming in March 2017) and other choice information.
Shabbat shalom! And one quick note: I’ll be taking a bit of a break from this blog while I embark on some travels. Expect to see me back here sometime the week after next. Thank you for your patience!
Northwestern University Press is looking for an acquisitions editor: “Areas of acquisition include, with some flexibility, philosophy, literary criticism, Jewish studies, and regional trade.”
And over on the Fig Tree Books blog, I’ve provided a new installment in a series spotlighting past winners of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award.
Haaretz has its fans and its detractors–and was the subject of this instructive segment on last week’s episode of “The Promised Podcast.”
“New Voices — the only national magazine written by and for Jewish college students — is looking to hire for the full-time position of editor-in-chief.”
Via Reboot, a new batch of Six-Word Jewish Memoirs (with a focus on Jewish leadership).
Finally, there are a number of Jewish-lit items in my own “midweek update” over on the Practicing Writing blog.
On Christi Craig’s blog: a terrific new Q&A with Jessamyn Hope (plus an opportunity to win a giveaway copy of Safekeeping, Hope’s debut novel).
Mazal tov to Israeli author Etgar Keret on being named the latest recipient of the Charles Bronfman Prize.
Aleph Beta is looking for a Writer and Editor of Torah Content. “This is a full time job located in Hewlett, NY with the possibility of telecommuting.”
And just in time for #Shavuot: a suite of poems on Tablet (and one more on the Forward‘s Sisterhood blog).
Photo Credit: Reut Miryam Cohen Every Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
If summer’s coming, so is the Scribblers on the Roof reading series at Ansche Chesed on New York’s Upper West Side. There’s another great line-up this year, kicking off with authors Ben Nadler (The Sea Beach Line) and Amy Gottlieb (The Beautiful Possible) on June 27.
“Jewish History,” a memorable selection from Australian-born Abigail Ulman’s new story collection (Hot Little Hands), appeared on Literary Hub this week.
And “Imprints,” a poem by Janet Kirchheimer, appeared with Bearings Online.
“The Forward seeks an aspiring journalist, opinion writer or blogger for a paid fellowship on its opinion team.”
