Jewish Literary Links

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.

Last week, I told you that due the deluge of discourse that followed after PEN American published a certain piece on its website, I’d been compelled to provide a what was essentially a double edition of links within a single post. I was determined to start off with a nice, “ordinary” set of items for you to peruse before adding a second compilation of links relevant specifically to this latest chapter in a saga that I’ve been following for a while.

Guess what? The discourse hasn’t subsided! And so I’m going to follow the same approach this week.

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Jewish Literary Links

News of Jewish books and writing curated weekly on the My Machberet blog.

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.

Last week, I told you that since I was still in catch-up mode, I was posting a set of links that was “a bit ‘meatier’ than usual.” Silly me, for not anticipating the absolute deluge of links that would follow once PEN America published a certain piece on its website. Because this week, I’m compelled to provide what’s essentially a double edition within a single post.

I’m going to start off with a nice, “ordinary” set of items for you to peruse. And then, I’ll add a second compilation of links relevant specifically to this latest chapter in a saga that I’ve been following for a while.

Ready?

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