Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Book giveaway -- my translation turns one!

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To celebrate the one-year anniversary of my translation,  This Darkness Will Never End , I'd like to give away a copy of the book to an ...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

'This Darkness Will Never End' turns one!

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Once upon a time, I'd never heard of the phrase "book birthday." And now my translation, This Darkness Will Never End , is tur...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Giardino Bardini in Florence is delightful

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You can thank my friend, Laurie, that this photo I took in one of the most beautiful places in Florence has finally made it onto the blog. I...
Monday, March 30, 2026

'This Darkness Will Never End' is 'powerful,' @Assoc. of Jewish Libraries

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A reviewer writing in the newsletter of the Association of Jewish Libraries highly recommends my translation, This Darkness Will Never End ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Nieman: Most Americans don’t pay for news & don’t think they need to

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This isn't a blog about the profession that's helped me pay the bills. It's quite the opposite -- a blog to my passions, the on...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Jeanne journals

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I don't like it when the word 'journal' is used as a verb.  Let's journal about this. OR: She spent the afternoon journalin...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

What I'm Reading: Nobody's Girl

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Reviewing books is one of many tasks I've taken on since dedicating myself to writing more than a decade ago.  But I typically review I...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

My lecture on Edith Bruck & 'This Darkness Will Never End'

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Some of my readings have been sparsely attended (ahem!) but each one has brought me great joy because I have had the chance to meet face-to...
Friday, February 06, 2026

The best magazine you've never read (unless you're 12)

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When “The Week Junior”  arrives in the mail, my 12-year-old son sits down immediately to read it cover to cover. One quick look at its smart...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Edith Bruck & International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27)

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Unfortunately, I won’t make it to NYC today where outside of the Italian Consulate the names of all of the Italian victims of the Nazis will...