In case you couldn't make it to the latest Jewish Book Club Twitter "Twunch and Talk" (featuring Dara Horn responding to questions on All Other Nights), you can read the Twitter transcript (twanscript?) here. NB: The next JBC Twitter Twunch and Talk is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, and will feature Jennifer Gilmore's new novel, Something Red.
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From David Kaufmann, writing for Tablet: "Ilya Kaminsky and Matvei Yankelevich are not the only Russian-born Jewish poets in the United States these days, but they might be the best known."
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I'm always glad to see Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers receive more attention, but you'll forgive me if I'm not so quick to dispense with the feminist interpretations.
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Debates over Irene Némirovsky's attitudes toward her fellow Jews continue.
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Helpful insights on Israeli literature in Eric Herschthal's Jewish Week profile of author Alex Epstein.
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Mazel tov to the winners of the 22nd Annual Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
April 30, 2010
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