I wrote to Amalia off-list and recommended my friend Rachel Hall's *Heirlooms*, which is an exquisite book of linked stories, published in paperback as the winner of the BkMk Press G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction (judged by Marge Piercy). But I would like to add it to this larger conversation, too. You'll find more information, plus a link to book-group questions, on Rachel's site: http://rachelhall.org/book.html.
And since Rachel Kamin was kind enough to include my own book of stories in her list, I'll add that I am also happy to phone/Skype in whenever it can be arranged. (And I've also provided questions for readers on my website: https://www.erikadreifus.com/quiet-americans/book-clubs/.) Shabbat shalom, Erika On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Rachel Kamin <[email protected]> wrote: > I lead a monthly short story discussion group. Here are our selections > from the past 3 years: > > *The UnAmerican* by Molly Antopol > > *Many Seconds into the Future* by John J. Clayton > > *Ask for a Convertible* by Danit Brown (2 sessions) > > *Quiet Americans* by Erika Dreifus > > *Natasha* by David Bezmozgis > > *House of Memory: Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America* > edited by Marjorie Agosin (2 sessions) > > *After Abel and Other Stories* by Michal Lemberger (2 sessions) > > *The New Diaspora* edited by Aarons, Patt & Schechner (7 sessions) > > *The Best Place on Earth* by Ayelet Tsabari (4 sessions) > > *Bertrand Court* by Michelle Brafman (6 sessions) > > *From Foe to Friend* by SY Agnon and Shay Charka > > *The Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge* by Peter Orner (3 sessions) > > > > I also used *The Best Place on Earth* with 2 other groups and *After Abel* > with 1 other group (as a weekly continuing education course). Both were > extremely well received. I highly recommend them! Plus, Ayelet Tsabari > “SKYPE’d” with the groups and was lovely. We have also SKYPE’d with > Michelle Brafman and Peter Orner (just yesterday from Namibia!) which > really enhanced our understanding and appreciation for their writing. *The > New Diaspora* is an excellent anthology that kept the group busy for 7 > sessions. In 2018, I will be using *America and I: short stories by > American Jewish women writers* edited by Joyce Antler over 5 sessions and > I am repeating *Bertrand Court* with two other groups. > > > > I seem to always be scrambling to find new, highly literary short stories > with Jewish content to use with my groups and would appreciate any “tried & > true” recommendations beyond the classics like Singer, Roth, Ozick, Paley, > etc. > > > > Shabbat Shalom! > > > > Rachel Kamin, Director > > The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center > > North Suburban Synagogue Beth El > > 847/926-7902 <(847)%20926-7902> or [email protected] > > > > *Office Hours:* Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday > 4-6 pm & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session) > > > > *From:* Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel.org@lists. > osu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Amalia Warshenbrot > *Sent:* Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:05 PM > *To:* Hasafran <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] Looking for a suggestion of a collection of short > stories for a women's discussion group > > > > Shalom, > > I’m looking for a suggestion of a collection of short stories for a > women's discussion group. > > A discussion stories from the book *Apples from the Desert* was very > successful. The discussion on the stories in the book* After Abel* > (recommended by Rachel Kamin) went well too. > > Thank you to Rachel for suggesting the book *The Best Place on Earth. *I > like it but I was asked for additional suggestions. > > Shabbat shalom, > > Amalia > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- *Erika Dreifus* | Reader. Writer. Resource Maven. (w) http://www.erikadreifus.com (t) http://twitter.com/erikadreifus (f) http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor <http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor>
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