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Jewish Literature Live 2017 Schedule Announced

The George Washington University Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly announce the 2017 schedule. Ariel Sabar My Father’s...

Book of the Week for January 09, 2017

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski

An abandoned boy wanders through dangerous World War II Europe–and survives.

Federation Of State Humanities Councils Cites Grateful American Book Prize 2017

News from the Humanities Community The Grateful American Book Prize has just announced that it will begin accepting submissions for...

Book of the Week for January 01, 2017

A Prayer For Katerina Horovitzova by Arnost Lustig

Arnost Lustig’s, A PRAYER FOR KATERINA HOROVITZOVA; just before a young girl is gassed by the Nazis, she gets her...

Book of the Week for December 26, 2016

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, THE SCARLET LETTER; the daring Hester Prynne has an affair, births a daughter, and manages their lives, despite...

Book of the Week for December 18, 2016

My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Jean Craighead George’s, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN; Sam Gribley is an unhappy city boy who runs away to the...

Book of the Week for December 12, 2016

The Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe’s, THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES; the collision of snobbish Wall Street with the backstreet of the Bronx.

Book of the Week for December 05, 2016

Love Story by Erich Segal

Erich Segal’s, LOVE STORY; Very young, potent love; very young, potent death.

Book of the Week for November 28, 2016

Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

After a matriarch passes on, her divisive family assembles for a meal.

Book of the Week for November 21, 2016

Depths Of Glory by Irving Stone

The life of Camille Pissarro, the Jewish Impressionist–and the author’s last book.

Book of the Week for November 14, 2016

An Empire Of Their Own: How The Jews Invented Hollywood by Neal Gabler

The stories of the Studio bosses: Harry Cohn, William Fox, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Jack and Harry Warner; Adolph...

Book of the Week for November 07, 2016

One More Time: A Memoir by Carol Burnett

From near poverty in San Antonio, to Lucille Ball-like success in television, movies, and the stage.