Books
The Last Of The Old Jewish Comedians: An Interview With Drew Friedman
We talk to artist Drew Friedman about his final installment of the Old Jewish Comedians series. Read More
Days Of Awe(some) Books: A High Holiday Reading List
David Foster Wallace, Moby-Dick, and of course some Kafka: This ain’t your typical Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur reading list. Read More
The Weekly Yiderati: Damn It Feels Good To Be A Funny Jewish Writer
Is anthology of funny American writings the most Jewish book of the year? Read More
Bret Easton Ellis And Hasidic Wigs
We’ve always wanted to combine the writer of Less Than Zero with ultra-Orthodox headwear into one concise title, and our favorite lit mag, The Believer, has made that dream come true with their September issue. Read More
@MayorEmanuel Gets The Excerpt Treatment
The fictionalized Twitter musings of the man who would go on to become America’s favorite Jewish mayor (sorry Bloomberg), written buy a guy who used to put together the world’s best punk magazine, is finally getting the book treatment. Read More
The Weekly Yiderati: Coco’s Nazi Book, Myla Goldberg’s Tunes, Nabokov And The Jews, And Much More
Nabokov’s embrace of the Jews, Jewish non-fiction, Myla Goldberg picks out some songs, and Coco’s Nazi past in this week’s roundup of news for book dorks. Read More
Weekly Yiderati: Ben Greenman’s Hurricane Irene Playlist, Neal Pollack, Berlin Books, And More
This week in our roundup of news for folks who like books: Ben Greenman gives us some tunes to listen to as the hurricane approaches, Neal Pollack on the good weed in LA, Berlin finally returning library books, and more. Read More
Anti-Semites I Really Like: H.P. Lovecraft
H.P Lovecraft: Writer of great spooky stories, and a total anti-Semite who we’re going to forgive right here and now. Read More