News and commentary posted in the Fiction section of Jewish Literary Review.
October 17, 2011
The annual books issue of 614: the HBI ezine is out now and this year it features conversations with five Jewish fiction authors. First there’s Alyson Richman who wrote The Lost Wife, a novel about a couple who are reunited … Continue reading
October 10, 2011
Author Babette Hughes set her new novel in Jewish Cleveland at the start of the Great Depression. The Hat is a pretty good yarn that centers on Kate Brady, a young lady who’s looking for some stability after losing her … Continue reading
December 3, 2010
To my dismay, I recently came across some reviews on Amazon that depicted Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as a horror story. It’s also listed in Project Gutenberg with related books in ‘horror.’ I can kinda sorta see how someone might … Continue reading
November 24, 2010
I wrote about the new Jacob Glatstein book before it was published but the title changed in the meantime so I thought I’d write up a new post to bring everyone up to date on this important work. The Glatstein … Continue reading
November 18, 2010
The action in Alan M. Dershowitz’s latest novel, The Trials of Zion, centers around — surprise — a courtroom battle. It’s the third novel for this prolific writer, lawyer and Harvard law professor. I actually couldn’t come up with a … Continue reading
November 17, 2010
The reviews of Adam Levin‘s new book, The Instructions, tend to let you know two things up front: first, it’s pretty good for a debut novel. Second, it’s very long (1,030 pages). Don’t let that scare you though. Book blogger … Continue reading
November 15, 2010
There’s been some controversy lately over how closely David Bergen’s new novel, The Matter With Morris, emulates Saul Bellow‘s Herzog. Bergen’s book, which had been shortlisted for a Giller Prize in Canada, does not seem to hide the obvious influence … Continue reading
October 26, 2010
There’s been so much written about Nicole Krauss‘ Great House I’m not sure where to begin. The reviews of Great House have been overwhelmingly positive and it’s been nominated for a National Book Award. In case you’ve not heard about … Continue reading
October 11, 2010
The Guardian has been running a ‘book club’ series on Howard Jacobson’s Kalooki Nights and in a recent installment the author writes about memory and the Holocaust, asking the question of whether the commandment to ‘Never Forget’ may lead to … Continue reading
October 5, 2010
Philip Roth’s new novel, Nemesis, debuts today and we’ve got a nice roundup of reviews and reactions. Nemesis is Roth’s 32nd book and his fifth novel in as many years. Not bad for a 77-year-old writer who, at this point, … 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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