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URL:https://www.tbzbrookline.org/events/israels-uneasy-multiculture-with-a
 uthor-joan-leegant-in-person-and-online/
SUMMARY:Author Joan Leegant\, and Telling Jewish Stories in a Post-October 
 7th World (in person and online)
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nOn Thursday December 5th\, TBZ is thrilled to be hosting
  award-winning author\, Joan Leegant\, whose stunningly timely story coll
 ection\, DISPLACED PERSONS\, shines a light on American Jewish life and Is
 rael.  Join us for an eye-opening conversation about the creative process
  and writing about Israel after October 7 in the current climate of rising
  antisemitism in the publishing world\, including alarming boycotts of Isr
 aeli and Jewish authors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDISPLACED PERSONS won the national
  New American Fiction Prize\, chosen out of over 500 submissions. Hadassah
  selected the book for their "One Book\, One Hadassah" program where they 
 highlight only six books each year for their hundreds of thousands of memb
 ers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews and Praise for DISPLACED PERSONS:\n\n\n\n"Bre
 athtaking short story collection…. Displaced Persons’ characters are 
 all so fully and compassionately drawn it’s hard to remember they exist 
 only in a story." — New York Journal of Books\n\n“Deeply affecting…
  Leegant has written gorgeous tales of wandering Jews."  — Hadassah M
 agazine\n\n"A treasure of expertly crafted dramas that probe the eternal t
 hemes of belonging and the quest for meaningful relationships."  — Je
 wish Journal\n\n \n“Deliciously complex character-driven stories that e
 xplore exile\, diaspora\, parenthood\, and marriage\, often with a sharp s
 ense of humor and an emotional wallop.” — Chicago Review of Books\n\
 n\n\n\n"Prophetic… Leegant ponders both the Jewish and Israeli experie
 nces in contemporary life.” — The Times of israel\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are
  thrilled to have Joan visit TBZ. Books are now available for purchase t
 hrough TBZ and will be available at the event and for signing for $18 and 
 can be purchased when you sign up here.  For more about Joan and her wo
 rk\, visit www.joanleegant.com. This event is open to all.\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
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