January 18, 2008
I know it’s still early but my pick for the most original novel published in English this year would have to be Roberto Bolaño’s “Nazi Literature in the Americas.” Initially published in Spanish in 1996, the book is a work … Continue reading
January 16, 2008
A few more notes on the new Alfred Kazin biography by Richard M. Cook (some of you might want to read my earlier post on Kazin to understand why I wouldn’t want the New York Times‘ William Grimes to have … Continue reading
January 15, 2008
A single day in a concentration camp would have been enough to fill a novel. So, it was probably wise of Fred Wander to pick just a handful of episodes to write about from his time as an inmate in … Continue reading
January 14, 2008
In advance of Geraldine Brooks’ visit to Atlanta on Tuesday, my hometown paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ran a Q&A with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author as well as a review of her latest novel, “People of the Book.” This work of … Continue reading
January 11, 2008
Here at Jewish Literary Review, we don’t often have an excuse to put up a picture of Pénélope Cruz. But today happens to be the rare exception. Ms. Cruz stars in a new film adaptation of the 2001 Philip Roth … Continue reading
January 10, 2008
Ezra Glinter, a Montreal-based writer and an editor of The McGill Tribune, wrote a wonderful profile of A.M. Klein in this week’s Forward. If you already know about Klein’s work, you will appreciate this piece. If not, you should read … Continue reading
January 9, 2008
The Jewish Book Council has announced the 2007 National Jewish Book Award winners. The big kahuna prize — the Jewish Book of the Year Award — went to James L. Kugel for “How to Read the Bible.” The Council’s Lifetiime … Continue reading
January 9, 2008
The PBS documentary, “The Jewish Americans,” begins tonight at 9 p.m. The mini-series will be shown in two-hour installments every Wednesday night through Jan. 23. Unfortunately, I could not find any video clips that I could embed on this page. … Continue reading
January 8, 2008
Even though I write in English, this blog gets very few visitors from England. In fact, in the five or so months I’ve been posting regularly, I’ve received fewer than 100 visits from United Kingdom (according to my Google Analytics … Continue reading
January 8, 2008
E.L. Doctorow, who turned 77 on Sunday, has a short story in the January 14, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. It’s called “Wakefield,” named for the New York City lawyer who leaves his wife without actually leaving her. Instead … Continue reading
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My name is Steven H. Pollak and I have written for the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Atlanta Jewish Times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and American Jewish Life magazine.
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