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Liza’s Book Corner: Owl-shifting female vampires!
Night Owls by A.R. Vishny, published by HarperCollins Winner of the 2024 National Jewish Book Awards for Young Adults and the Sydney Taylor YA Book Award, teens and adults will be captivated by this brilliantly crafted Jewish paranormal urban novel. Set in New York City, two estries – owl-shifting female vampires – must save the ones they love from the underworld. Clara becomes close to Boaz, a boy who sees ghosts, and Molly falls for Anat, a college theater student.
NIGHT OWLS | Kirkus Reviews
Perhaps a more genuinely enlightened protagonist would have made this debut more engaging Audrey Rose Wadsworth, 17, would rather perform autopsies in her uncle’s dark laboratory than find a suitable husband, as is the socially acceptable rite of passage for a young, white British lady in the late 1800s. The story immediately brings Audrey into a fractious pairing with her uncle’s young assistant, Thomas Cresswell.
Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for September & October 2024
I don’t know who is making decisions in Publishing Land, but it seems like everyone got together and decided to release as many young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror books as possible in September and October. It took me ages to whittle this list down to my most anticipated, and it’s still clocking in at 35 titles.
Felicia Grossman Proves Regency Romance Can Be Delightfully Jewish
I will admit, I’ve always had a mixed relationship with the genre of Regency Romance. On the one hand, I rarely pass up the opportunity to inhale something sexy set in the early decades of the 19th century. The history and material culture of that time period are endlessly fascinating to me. But it’s also hard not to feel persistently like an outsider to the genre.
I Saw Myself in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' Literally.
This past Friday, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” released the first episodes of its fifth and final season. It is a bittersweet time, as someone who really saw myself in the show. Literally. Look close and you might just see me, too: In season two, two seats behind Abe during the introduction to Steiner Resort. In season three you might just see me enjoying a delightful conversation in Rose’s tea room on one of the back tables, or hurrying past Midge in the airport in the season premiere of season five.
In 'Planning Perfect,' an Asexual Jewish Heroine Gets a Dreamy Queer Romance
Jewish young adult literature has made leaps and bounds of progress in the last several years: Jewish YA on any subject used to be a rarity, but now, new releases that center Jewish protagonists are beginning to fill my shelves. A genre that used to be dominated by Holocaust literature has broadened and diversified to include not just books about our historical traumas but about romance, joy and all the messiness of life.
For Authentic Portrayals of Jewishness — And Antisemitism — Look to the Stage - Hey Alma
When I want quality Jewish representation, I often turn to the New York stage. The high-caliber and comparatively interesting Jewish stories that consistently find an audience on Broadway are without parallel in mainstream film or television. I enjoy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” well enough, but when New York theater provides everything from a musical about bored Israelis entertaining an Egyptian police band to a play about Yiddish-speaking lesbians, it’s not even a contest.
Humor Is Jewish Actress Sas Goldberg’s Superpower
“Which Way to the Stage,” now playing off-Broadway at the Robert Wilson MCC Theater Space, opens with a scene very familiar to Broadway fans. Two friends, Jeff and Judy, wait nervously outside a stage door, wondering aloud what the chances are that the star of “If/Then,” Idina Menzel, will emerge that night to sign playbills.
A YA Novel About Modern Orthodox Jews That Feels Profoundly Real
“The Last Words We Said” by Leah Scheier is a recently-released contemporary YA novel about a girl and her missing boyfriend — so one might be tempted to consider this very familiar ground. The book handles grief and love in the long tradition of YA books that tackle the subject. Eliana “Ellie” Merlis is convinced that her boyfriend Danny, who has been missing for nine months, will come back to her. She sees him all the time and has conversations with him.
Aren't We All Just Screaming Latkes?
Perhaps you saw it making the rounds on Twitter not so long ago. A mug, stamped with a trio of blue-patterned Hanukkah… gnomes? The three are depicted carrying a menorah, a dreidel and Magen David between curly text proclaiming, “Deck The Halls With Matzo Balls!” Perhaps you were charmed but wondered… how does one deck the halls with matzah balls? Does one hang a garland of them on their mantel so that they may stain the walls with drippy broth?
We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
By A.R. Vishny This story originally appeared on Alma H ey, did you hear? There is a new “Fiddler on the Roof” movie in the works! (Cue groan.) Listen, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together sounds stellar. Tommy Kail (of “Hamilton” fame) and Steven Levenson (who wrote “Dear Evan Hansen”) are on board, and they are some of the best talent working in American theater. But is this really necessary?
Voices | We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
(Header image design by Grace Yagel; photos by United Artists/Getty Images) By A.R. Vishny | JTA Hey, did you hear? There is a new “Fiddler on the Roof” movie in the works! (Cue groan.) Listen, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together sounds stellar. Tommy Kail (of “Hamilton” fame) and Steven Levenson (who wrote “Dear Evan Hansen”) are on board, and they are some of the best talent working in American theater. But is this really necessary?
We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
(Header image design by Grace Yagel; photos by United Artists/Getty Images) By A.R. Vishny Hey, did you hear? There is a new “Fiddler on the Roof” movie in the works! (Cue groan.) Listen, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together sounds stellar. Tommy Kail (of “Hamilton” fame) and Steven Levenson (who wrote “Dear Evan Hansen”) are on board, and they are some of the best talent working in American theater. But is this really necessary?
We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Featured Post Sure, nostalgia sells, but enough already! There are works of Jewish genius that have been ignored for too long. Here are some of them Jul 9, 2020, 3:26 PM Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post.
We simply do not need another ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
By A.R. VISHNY/JTA JULY 8, 2020 21:05 ‘Tevye the Dairyman’ played by Chaim Topol in the popular 1971 film, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ (photo credit: JERUSALEM REPORT ARCHIVES) This story originally appeared on Alma. Hey, did you hear? There is a new Fiddler on the Roof movie in the works! (Cue groan.) Listen, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together sounds stellar.
We Simply Do Not Need Another 'Fiddler on the Roof'
Hey, did you hear? There is a new Fiddler on the Roof movie in the works! *Cue groan* Hey, it’s nothing personal. The team putting it together sounds stellar. Tommy Kail (of Hamilton fame) and Steven Levenson (who wrote Dear Evan Hansen) are on board, and they are some of the best talent currently working in American theater. But is this really necessary? Look, I get it: nostalgia sells, and there is intense nostalgia around classic movie musicals like Fiddler.
How I Keep Calm: PBS Masterpiece
I would inject the opening credits of PBS Masterpiece straight into my veins if I could. The crimson backdrop, the turning pages, the blaring trumpets… that is what settling in for an evening sounds like. I’ve been a lifelong PBS fanatic. I was raised on Zoom. For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite weeknight activities has been watching Antiques Roadshow with my mom.
Taika Waititi adapting anti-Semite Roald Dahl’s work is exactly what we need
This story originally appeared on Alma. Netflix just announced that the Academy Award-winning Maori-Jewish filmmaker Taika Waititi will write, direct and executive produce two series based on the work of author Roald Dahl for the streaming platform. The first is based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” focusing specifically on the Oompa-Loompas. This was easily the best news of the week. It’s not just that Taika Waititi is an incredibly talented filmmaker.
Taika Waititi adapting anti-Semite Roald Dahl’s work is exactly what we need
This story originally appeared on Alma. Netflix just announced that the Academy Award-winning Maori-Jewish filmmaker Taika Waititi will write, direct and executive produce two series based on the work of author Roald Dahl for the streaming platform. The first is based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” focusing specifically on the Oompa-Loompas. This was easily the best news of the week. It’s not just that Taika Waititi is an incredibly talented filmmaker.
Jewish director Taika Waititi adapting anti-Semite Roald Dahl’s work is perfect
Netflix just announced that the Academy Award-winning Maori-Jewish filmmaker Taika Waititi will write, direct and executive produce two series based on the work of author Roald Dahl for the streaming platform. The first is a series based on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and another focusing specifically on the Oompa-Loompas. This was easily the best news of the week. It’s not just that Taika Waititi is an incredibly talented filmmaker.
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