Erika Dreifus

Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.

• Over on the Jewish Women, Amplified blog, Sarah Groustra speaks with author Sara Lippmann “about suburbia as an irresistible setting for fiction, radical retellings of the Torah, and more.”
• For Unpacked, Viviana Freyer lists “13 Jewish Children’s Book Authors Who Shaped Your Upbringing.”
• On my tbr list: James McBride’s new novel The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. Find out more in Gabby Deutch’s profile for Jewish Insider; McBride will also be speaking with Sandee Brawarsky for a virtual (and free) UJA event Monday, August 14.
• Sefaria, “home to 3,000 years of Jewish texts,” is planning a 10th-anniversary celebration, taking place online Sunday, August 20. (Remember that purchases of new copies of Birthright: Poems also support Sefaria!)
• And if you’re interested in attending the Jewish Book Council’s 2023 Jewish Writers’ Conference (happening virtually), early-bird registration rates are in effect until September 8. “Please note that the con­fer­ence com­bines our annu­al Jew­ish Chil­dren’s Writ­ers Sem­i­nar and our Jew­ish Adult Writer’s Sem­i­nar.” Also note one of the author-led panels on the agenda: “Address­ing Anti­semitism in Our Lit­er­ary Lives with Eri­ka Drei­fus, Rachel Kadish, Aviya Kush­n­er, and Adri­enne Ross Scanlan.”

Shabbat shalom.