Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough

Maggie Anton’s New Novel of the Talmud

Yona Zeldis McDonough

Author Maggie Anton—who wrote the acclaimed trilogy Rashi’s Daughters—talks about how her new novel, “The Choice,” both exposes and dismantles gender inequities.

The Corset Maker: A Novel Meets Family History

Yona Zeldis McDonough

” I created a composite character who’d have to face similar challenges as my mother and then I watched her—Rifka Berg—grow and respond. I gave Rifka my mother’s heart and soul.”

Puppy Love

Yona Zeldis McDonough

It took more than a year of life with a dog for me to understand that I wasn’t simply looking at a creature who preferred me to all others on earth.  I was in fact looking in a mirror.

This Will Be Funny Later: Jenny Pentland on Fame’s Glare

Yona Zeldis McDonough

You might not know who Jenny Pentland is, but if you read her new book, This Will Be Funny Later (Harper, $27.99), you’ll want to; the hilarious memoir, by turns scorching and poignant, reveals what’s like to have one of America’s funniest comedians—Roseanne Barr—for a mother. 

The Past is Still With Us: Melodie Winawer Q&A

Yona Zeldis McDonough

Melodie Winawer talks with Fiction Editor Yona Zeldis McDonough about weaving together the seemingly disparate strands of her life into one highly original and engaging story.

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