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Rachel Simon Artfully Weaves Religious Themes into Novel

By Linda | May 31, 2011 - 8:02 am |June 8, 2011 Jewish muse

May 31, 2011

Religion in a novel can be a turn-off or a gift to the reader depending on the writer’s approach. Author Rachel Simon, in her latest book, practically delivers a primer on how to artfully and provocatively incorporate religion into fiction.

Religion is a natural presence in The Story of Beautiful Girl, a novel about an intellectually disabled woman and her boyfriend, who is deaf. They meet in a state institution. Simon, the author of six books, shows faith’s presence – the good as well as the … Continue reading →

Facing Down Infertility – with the Help of Graphic Art, Immersion

By Linda | April 5, 2011 - 9:56 pm |April 9, 2011 Writings

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Summary: The Forward’s Sisterhood blog on April 5, 2011, published an article I wrote about author Phoebe Potts’ workshop on memoir. The piece gives a taste of the workshop and of the author, who’s as funny, irreverent, and poignant as her graphic comic memoir, Good Eggs.

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Interview with Dani Shapiro for Writer magazine

By Linda | January 15, 2011 - 9:06 pm |June 18, 2011 Articles about Writing, Writings
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Summary: Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion, a memoir about her journey toward faith, talks about what inspires her as a writer in an interview I conducted with her for the February 2011 issue of The Writer .

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Rachel Simon Artfully Weaves Religious Themes into Novel

Facing Down Infertility – with the Help of Graphic Art, Immersion

Interview with Dani Shapiro for Writer magazine

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