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For Lilith: Honoring Queen Esther's Secret Self
Click HERE for my latest article for Lilith magazine, a personal reflection on Queen Esther, Barbie, feminism, and how I selected a...
grisham8
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Contact me!
Just wanted to share that I've included a "contact me" option at the top of my page that will direct you right to my email --...
grisham8
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Review for JBC: Survival, by Ita Dimant
I took a brief hiatus from my work with the Jewish Book Council, but now that I've made some serious progress on my WIP, I'm back at it...
grisham8
Feb 22, 20241 min read


For Hey Alma! -- Six Books that Redefine Romance
So, technically, Valentine's Day isn't a Jewish holiday, but that doesn't stop Jewish writers from creating fantastic, genre-bending love...
grisham8
Feb 22, 20241 min read


Writer's block or existential crisis?
Being a writer is not an easy job on the best of days. It’s a constant tightrope walk between your own vision and that of editors and...
grisham8
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Review: Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
Who doesn’t love a good witch story? Gibson’s Witchcraft made me furious. And I loved every second of it. Marion Gibson takes her readers...
grisham8
Jan 2, 20243 min read


Give Mrs. Bennet a Break
In honor of Jane Austen's 248th birthday, I'm sharing an excerpt from my book Heroic Disobedience: The Forced Marriage Plot and the...
grisham8
Dec 15, 202312 min read


Review of The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is, perhaps, one of the most well-known, well-read Holocaust- -era memoirs. The Frank family’s...
grisham8
Nov 28, 20235 min read


For Kveller: Jewish Book Month book recs!
It's the Jewish month of Kislev, which means it's also Jewish Book Month! See the link below for my most recent article for Kveller: nine...
grisham8
Nov 14, 20231 min read


MISTRESS OF LIFE AND DEATH:The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp
Susan Eischeid, out December 26 To be honest, I approached Susan J. Eischeid’s upcoming book Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey...
grisham8
Nov 9, 20234 min read
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