Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
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Call for Contributions: December Jewish Book Carnival
In addition to serving as the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Facebook Writer-in-Residence for December, I’m also hosting the next monthly Jewish Book Carnival. What’s the Jewish Book Carnival, you ask? Like last month’s host, I’m going to borrow the description from the Jewish Book Council’s ProsenPeople blog, which hosted in October:
“In case you’re new here, the series is a monthly event where book bloggers who promote Jewish literature come together to share some of their best content from the past month. Each month the round-up of posts can be found on a different Jewish literary blog, so be sure to check out Jewish Book Carnival HQ for future (and past) hosts (and posts!).
Want to participate in the December Carnival, which will go live here on My Machberet after sundown on December 15? Please send the link to your chosen blog post to me by close-of-business on Monday, December 10. (Authors-who-blog: Please note that the carnival’s spirit emphasizes discussing other people’s work instead of our own.)
I’m eager to receive your submissions (bonus points if you use “December Jewish Book Carnival” in the subject line of your e-mail), and I look forward to presenting a super-duper December Carnival for all to enjoy!
Listen to Etgar Keret Read from “Suddenly, A Knock on the Door”
On November 15, I had the great pleasure and privilege of attending an event featuring Israeli author Etgar Keret. Held at Baruch College of The City University of New York, the session was titled “The Real and the Imagined: Talk and Reading with Etgar Keret,” and it featured readings from Keret’s latest collection, Suddenly, A Knock on the Door. Directly after the reading, Keret headed to the airport for a flight home to Israel, interrupting his tour to return to be with his family during Operation Pillar of Defense.
A friend had hoped to join me at Baruch, but that didn’t work out. So I took my trusty iPhone–equipped with its iTalk application–along instead. And I recorded the session to share via e-mail with my friend after the fact. (My learning how to e-mail a large audio file could be a story in itself, but I’ll spare you those details.)
The event’s organizer contacted Keret’s agent and asked if it would be OK for me to post the audio publicly. To my delight, the answer is YES!
So, I happily present to you: Etgar Keret. (If you have the new collection and want to follow along as Keret reads from it, you can go ahead bookmark “What Animal Are You?” and “Healthy Start”–both of these stories were translated by Miriam Shlesinger, by the way–before you click here to begin listening.)
NB: I couldn’t upload the file directly to my website–it’s too large. So I’ve attempted to use the file-sharing program that helped me send the file to my friend. I hope it works! (The file will expire on December 25, so please listen soon!)
Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
Every Friday morning My Machberet presents an assortment of Jewish literary news from around the Web.
Shabbat shalom.
Free Summer Program for High-School Students: Great Jewish Books
News from the Yiddish Book Center:
Great Jewish Books Summer Program
A week-long exploration of literature & culture for high school students
at the Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MAThe Great Jewish Books Summer Program brings together eighteen rising high school juniors and seniors to read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with some of the most powerful and enduring works of modern Jewish literature. Participants study with some of the nation’s most respected literary scholars, meet prominent contemporary authors, and connect with other teens from across the country. When asked what the highlight of the week was, one of last year’s students said, “The whole week was a highlight!” Enough said. This summer’s program runs from July 28 – August 4, 2013. The program is entirely free for accepted students, including tuition, rooms, meals, and a stack of incredible books. Applications are due March 15, 2013. Apply Now! Email greatjewishbooks@bikher.org with any questions.