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College professors report that over the past decade or two, they’ve seen a dramatic decline in the expansiveness of the ...
The esteemed critic Harold Bloom, a native speaker of Yiddish, called Chaim Grade one of the four greatest writers in the ...
What about you? Note: For those not in the United States, we consider middle school to usually be 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, or ...
Oliver Popa’s first grade teacher said he should publish a longer version of a writing assignment. A year later, his mother — a publisher — helped made it happen.
Sometimes the best way to kick-start personal growth is by cracking open the right book at the right moment. I’ve definitely found that an insightful read can do more than just teach you new ...
Maxton Hall on Prime Video has left people desperate to read the books. Is the Save Me trilogy available in English though? Mona Kasten has finally revealed the release date for the English ...
The Yiddish poet Chaim Grade survived World War II by fleeing his city, Vilna, now Vilnius, and wandering through the Soviet Union and its Central Asian republics. His wife and mother stayed ...
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. We recommend a bounty of good fiction this week, with a collection by Torrey Peters, a mystery by Deanna Raybourn and new novels ...
“Sons and Daughters,” Chaim Grade’s serialized novel about Jewish life in 1930s Europe, has been published in English for the first time. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently ...
"Middle grade is dead! Middle grade is dead!” the press proclaims. And while it’s true that a 2024 report from Circana BookScan showed that print unit sales of middle grade books fell 5% in ...