The Jewish Book Council blog, The ProsenPeople, is now a part of jewishbookcouncil.org. All future posts can be found here . Questions? Comments? Email us at jbc@jewishbooks.org Filed under: Jewish Books . Read More »

Our new website is officially live! http: //www.jewishbookcouncil.org We’re very excited about all of the new resources available to readers, authors, and publishers and invite you to explore using our Resource  section to find what you’re looking for. Read More »

On Monday, Karol Nielsen wrote about the inefficiency of writing . She will be blogging all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning. A friend met an aspiring agent who had worked in publishing and recommended me to her. She submitted the manuscript to an editor who handled first books with film potential. We waited and waited. Read More »

Karol Nielsen’s memoir  Black Elephants   has just been released. She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish Book Council . The facts of my story were always clear but the meaning eluded me for years. Read More »

Earlier this week, Tom Fields-Meyer wrote about reading and thinking about books and took a look at autism and God .  He has been blogging here all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning. Tom and Ezra Not long ago, I had the pleasure of speaking at an event to benefit my children’s summer camp. Read More »

Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter Spertus College recently announced their One Book, One Community pick for Jewish Book Month: A Day of Small Beginnings (Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum) A Day of Small Beginnings  was selected with recommendations from Spertus staff and local Jewish librarians. Read More »

Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter Network author Galit Seliktar’s Farm 54    has been listed as one of Publishers Weekly ‘s 10 Best Books for 2011 Mayim Hoya Bialik has a book coming out in 2012 The Jewish Journal picked up the Forward ‘s article on Eitan Fishbane and his memoir Shadows in Winter Filed under: Jewish Books Tagged: JLit Links . Read More »

On Monday, Tom Fields-Meyer took a look at autism and God . He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning .  Every Saturday morning, I ask my son Ezra the same question. Read More »

Tom Fields-Meyer  is the author of  Following Ezra , a memoir about learning from his autistic son. He will be blogging all week for Members of the Scribe  and the Jewish Book Council . I was a guest on a radio talk show last week when the interviewer offered a question that caught me off guard. Read More »

Earlier this week, Gloria Spielman  wrote about finding fellow writers on the Internet  and the University of the Ghetto . Her most recent book,  Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime , is now available. She will be blogging here all week for the Jewish Book Council  and MyJewishLearning ‘s Author Blog. Read More »

Finally, a Hanukkah Present for all ages to go with your Kindle, Nook or iPad. Mark Binder’s collection, A Hanukkah Present! was the 2007 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature, and a Winner of Storytelling World Storytelling Magazine Honor. Now it’s available in an electronic edition at a $10 discount. Read More »

On Monday, Gloria Spielman  wrote about the University of the Ghetto . Her most recent book,  Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime , is now available. She will be blogging here all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning ‘s Author Blog . It all started back in March 1999. Read More »

Gloria Spielman ‘s most recent book,  Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime , is now available.  Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime won a silver medal in the 2011 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.  Gloria will be blogging here all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning ‘s Author Blog . When I’m back in London there’s a building I like to visit. Read More »

Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter The Jewish Historical Society of New York will present “Looking Backward: History, the Holocaust, and Literary Writing in the Third Generation”  on Sunday, November 13, 2011. NETWORK author  Erika Dreifus will be the guest speaker. Read More »

On Tuesday, Trina Robbins wrote about a Jewish woman who drew comics . She has been blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning ‘s Author Blog . Last month I flew to Seattle to attend the first GeekGirlCon (but not the last!). Read More »

Trina Robbins is the author of the just-released  Lily Renee: Escape Artist , the Jewish superhero comic book GoGirl , and tons of other books . Today I’m recovering from my annual Worst Cold Ever, trying to take it easy with a book and hot chai — and I’m angry. Read More »

Last week, Rabbi Jill Jacobs wrote about Sukkot and social justice  and asked discussed the importance of place . Her most recent book , Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community , is now available. As I write this blog post, I am preparing to teach at Occupy Wall Street  on Monday. Read More »

Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter The October Jewish Book Carnival is here!  The month’s carnival is being hosted by Homeshuling. Check it out for a review of The Last Brother,   Sadie’s Sukkah Breakfast, The North of God , and more. Filed under: Jewish Books Tagged: Jewish Book Carnival , Jewish Books . Read More »

Yesterday, Rabbi Jill Jacobs  wrote about Sukkot and social justice . Her most recent book,  Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community , is now available. Read More »

Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter From Tablet: A Jewish literature is easy to identify. But defining Jewish art is a task of Talmudic complexity, as a new book,  Jewish Art , makes clear. In today’s Tablet magazine , columnist Adam Kirsch looks into the very idea of Jewish art with the help of the content of the new book. Read More »