With publication of the second and final volume of his monumental biography of Saul Bellow, Zachary Leader, a professor of English literature at the University of Roehampton in London, has completed a decade-long immersion in Bellow’s life and letters. ...
Brenner’s In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea chronicles the competing ambitions to preserve and nourish Jews and Judaism in safety, embraced by an array of Jewish thinkers and leaders from the late 19th century into the present. Would it be by assimilating into the dominant culture, as ...
Born in Soviet Ukraine, Steven Volynets immigrated to the United States as a child. He turned to literature after several years as a journalist. Moment spoke with him about his new story, his childhood in Russia and his evolution as a writer. ...
Technology inexplicably fails us often enough to need a word for the occasion, and glitch has slipped in to fill the void. Newspaper headlines routinely illustrate the word’s versatility and popularity. When thousands of travelers find themselves stranded: “Computer glitch cancels East Coast flights.” When a much-anticipated website launch screeches ...
What makes great literature? Do Jeffrey Eugenides and Stephen King write beach reads or books worthy of the canon—or both? And where do women writers fit in? One of the biggest advocates for breaking down barriers between popular and critically revered books is a writer whose trademark is creating quirky ...
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The Only Miracle by Debra Ginsberg Daniel was surprisingly hungry. He’d eaten a decent lunch—a sandwich with pickles and a
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Entrepreneurial 19th-century Jewish immigrants reshaped the garmnet industry and paved the way for today's fashion superstars. From jeans to attached collars to Hollywood glamour to preppy clothes and schmatte chic, Jews have defined the American look. ...
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza talks about his latest album, the Steve Earle-produced East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem, which was released this week. ...
The third installment in the popular Fockers franchise comes out just in time for the holidays. Like its predecessors, Little
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