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Our blog features essays, book reviews, coverage of FTB titles, and noteworthy news of the American Jewish experience by our publisher. Fig Tree Books publishes novels and non-fiction books that chronicle the American Jewish experience and produce enjoyable, informative reads.
Fig Tree Books Blog
2d ago
We should write to defy those who prefer seeing books where Jews are either victims or plotting their escape from religious Jewish practice. The Jewish Journal – Judy Gruen In the film “American Fiction,” protagonist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is a Black English professor and author of literary but commercially unloved novels. Portrayed by Jeffrey Wright ..read more
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3w ago
Ideological fanatics and fear have crippled the major houses. But new book publishers are rising up to take the risks they won’t. by Alex Perez in The Free Press [https://www.thefp.com/p/the-fight-for-the-future-of-publishing] November 28, 2023 On September 19, 2022, Elle Griffin, a freelance writer in Salt Lake City, published the first installment of her new fantasy novel, Oblivion ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
1M ago
Shows Expanded Censorship of Themes Centered on Race, History, Sexual Orientation and Gender As noted in PEN America’s previous Banned in the USA reports, the movement to ban books that has grown since 2021 is deeply undemocratic, as it seeks to impose restrictions on all students and families based on the preferences of a few parents or ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
3M ago
A fiery board meeting inspired Penguin Random House to actively challenge the removal of books from school libraries By Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2024 When Penguin Random House held a board meeting in May, book banning was one of several topics on the agenda. It was supposed to be a ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
5M ago
Desperate times call for degenerate measures. For American Jews, this would be a good time to call upon Philip Roth. Thane Rosenbaum Desperate times call for degenerate measures. For American Jews, this would be a good time to call upon Philip Roth. It just so happens that Roth, in the personage of one of his ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
6M ago
No other nation, most especially the United States, has ever been held to such an exacting standard of precision while responding in self-defense. By Thane Rosembaum October 22, 2023 [Fig Tree Lit welcomes responses to this guest editorial; decisions to publish are exclusively within the domain of Fig Tree Lit.] Take out your calculators. While ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
7M ago
If you have a story you want to share, you can easily publish your work in popular electronic bookstores — and maybe even make a little money. Apple’s Pages app for Mac, iOS and iCloud provides all the tools needed to write, design and publish an e-book to its Apple Books store.Credit…Apple By J. D. Biersdorfer ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
8M ago
MARISSA DECUIR Audiobooks are the fastest growing format in publishing, but what exactly does that growth look like, and what should authors be doing about it? In January 2022, The New York Times reported that book sales rose during the first year of the pandemic and kept rising, with sales increasing 13% from January to November of 2021 compared to the ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
9M ago
By Don Aucoin Boston Globe Staff, July 13, 2023 Fran Drescher, actress and president of SAG-AFTRA, speaks about the vote to strike during a news conference in Los Angeles.MARK ABRAMSON/NYT It’s not exactly news that digital streaming platforms like Netflix have transformed the entertainment landscape in recent years. Now a monumental battle is under way ..read more
Fig Tree Books Blog
10M ago
At Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker, he polished the work of a who’s who of mid-to-late 20th century writers. Robert Gottlieb at his home in Manhattan in 2016. He turned hundreds of manuscripts into well-received books, many of which sold millions of copies, won awards and made authors wealthy and ..read more