Books
Leonard Cohen Found His Inner Picasso In His Final Work
Onstage and offstage, Cohen’s words resonated — go on resonating — and if they saved him, they saved others, too
How Lovely P.G. Wodehouse Was — Such A Shame About The Anti-Semitism
“Singling out Jews as targets for suspicion or reproach was not unusual for Wodehouse.”
Has Haruki Murakami Written His First Jewish Novel? Kind Of.
Murakami’s concerns encompass the boundaries between dream and reality, the power of art, and the persistent traumas of 20th-century history.
On The Books: 5 Questions For Stephen Shepard, Author Of ‘A Literary Journey To Jewish Identity’
I kept wondering why I cared so much about these writers. Was there such a thing as a “Jewish-American Novel?” What did it mean to be a Jewish writer?
Meet Chef Rossi - One Of The First Chefs To Cater Same-Sex Weddings
She catered the Vagina Monologues after-party — with a vagina-shaped fruit platter.
8 Questions For Mitch Albom
15 Years later the Detroit-based author has returned to the story of Eddie the theme park maintenance man and the little girl, Annie, he died saving.
How Columbus Brought America Its First Jew
“Luis de Torres was a refugee of faith, and for that reason, we may consider him the first of the pilgrims.”
Philip Roth’s Favorite Elegy — And His Lifelong Love Of Chamber Music
Philip Roth’s Intimate Farewell through Chamber Music
Salman Rushdie: How Philip Roth Became A Political Prophet
The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October of last year.
Salman Rushdie Talks Philip Roth, Mel Brooks And Bagels
“Philip died with his reputation at a kind of pinnacle, and was widely accepted as being one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.”
Anne Frank Was Remarkable. The Graphic Adaptation Of Her Diary Masks Her Brilliance.
Frank, even as she is heralded as a voice for the victims of the Holocaust, is underrated as a voice for children.
