Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
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Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
Enjoy the conclusion of Hanukkah, everyone, and Shabbat shalom!
On Changes in Jewish-American Writing
Last week, as I wrote in a post published yesterday on The Forward‘s “Arty Semite” blog, I attended
a panel with an intriguing title: “Contemporary Jewish-American Writing: What Has Changed?” Equally interesting, especially when attention is being paid to gender (in)equities in publishing, the panel proposed to discuss how women writers, in particular, have influenced the shifts. Although the event didn’t address all of its anticipated questions, it left me considering how my own recent reading in Jewish books — works whose content reflects an engagement with identifiably Jewish subjects, such as Jewish history, prayer, ritual, language and Israel — may reflect some of those shifts and changes.
Please go on over to The Arty Semite to keep reading.
Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
Shabbat shalom–and warm wishes for a joyous Hanukkah.
My Year in Jewish Books (2012 edition)
Last year, I found it useful (and kind of fun) to look back on “my year in Jewish books.” So, borrowing some of the same introductory wording, I’m going to attempt to do something similar for 2012.
Reviewing my reading for 2012 (thank you, Goodreads!), I can see that I do not and would not ever limit my reading to “Jewish books” exclusively. (By the way, I define “Jewish books” as books with substantive Jewish content/themes. In my view, non-Jewish authors can write “Jewish books.” And Jewish authors can write books that don’t strike me as particularly Jewish. I read several of those books this year, too.)
But this year, as usual, I did read quite a few books that fall within the “Jewish book” category. And, as an advocate for Jewish literature, I’m proud of that.
Below, you will find these books presented in the order in which I read them. (more…)