Yona Zeldis McDonough
Daphne Kalotay talks to Lilith about “The Archivists,” loss, and what lies beneath the surface.
“The Archivists” Dives Beneath the Surface
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Talking “A Castle in Brooklyn” with Shirley Wachtel
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Shirley Russak Wachtel talks to Lilith about how grief and betrayal threaten to destroy what were once unbreakable bonds in her novel A Castle in Brooklyn.
The Jewish Queen of Makeup
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Renée Rosen talks to Lilith about the ways in which she adhered to the facts—and the important reasons why she didn’t in her novel about the life of Estée Lauder.
Talking With Yael Goldstein-Love
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A new mother dives headlong into a parallel world to find her missing son in Yael Goldstein Love’s new novel, “The Possibilities.”
Jennifer Rosner on the Price of Being Saved
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Sometimes the price of being saved is much higher than we could ever expect or know—and Jewish children hidden during the Holocaust found that out the hard way.
A Tale of Midlife Self-Discovery
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Melissa Giberson found out that divorcing a husband of many years and telling her kids that she was gay was the hardest thing she’d ever done.
Elyssa Friedland on Female Friendships Over Time
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Elyssa Friedland talks to Lilith’s Yona Zeldis McDonough about The Most Likely Club and the enduring power of female friendships.
A Comics Artist Takes on Her Family’s War Story
Yona Zeldis McDonough
A comic strip about going into hiding during the Holocaust: Miriam Katin’s We Are On Our Own.
Talking to Anne Burt, Author of “The Dig”
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Anne Burt talks to Lilith about her debut novel, The Dig, and her character’s struggle to reconcile her own ambitions while remaining loyal to her beloved, idealistic brother.
Michelle Brafman’s Characters Are Under Water
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How the novel “Swimming With Ghosts” makes waves.