June 25, 2008
I was remiss in not posting something about this earlier. But heck, the book hasn’t even been published yet so I guess it’s not too late. It seems that last April Hollywood producer Scott Rudin (pictured right) purchased the rights … Continue reading
June 23, 2008
I'd like to file this one under 'Web sites you should bookmark.' Over on Bud Parr's blog, Chekhov's Mistress, I read a recent entry that discussed several international literary links. And in that post, Parr mentioned the “ever excellent and … Continue reading
June 23, 2008
It's not every day that a writer has their first novel reviewed in The New Yorker — by James Wood, no less. But that's the kind of critical reception Rivka Galchen has received for her debut novel, Atmospheric Disturbances. She's … Continue reading
June 20, 2008
Philip Roth‘s new novel, Indignation, will not appear in stores until this fall. But advance copies of the book went out to critics in April and this fact has Harper’s Magazine contributing editor Wyatt Mason thinking about how it will … Continue reading
June 19, 2008
The Vel d’Hiv had been an indoor cycling track located near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Built in the early part of the last century, it was used over the years for everything from six-day bicycle races to ice hockey, … Continue reading
June 18, 2008
I read an interesting post over on This Space that talked about Franz Kafka‘s “rage to write” as well as the forthcoming publication of a book containing some of Kafka’s work that has never before been translated into English. The … Continue reading
June 17, 2008
The Guardian published an interesting piece this weekend about what to read while “going on holiday this summer.” The article was a survey of opinions from prominent writers about what books they recommend as “perfect literary travelling companions.” I was … Continue reading
June 16, 2008
The Yishuv suffered about 6,000 dead in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and historian Benny Morris appears to have attempted to account for every last one of them in his new book, 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. Arab casualty figures are … Continue reading
June 15, 2008
Some of you may have noticed that when I switched to my new blog design, my list of ‘favorite links’ and my blogroll disappeared. Well, I’m glad to say that they’ve been restored on my new and improved links page. … Continue reading
June 12, 2008
The acclaimed German-Jewish writer Maxim Biller (pictured right) just had his first English-language book published. He also just had his first English-language panning of said book, compliments of The Forward's literary critic Joshua Cohen. Cohen began his review of Love … 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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