Leah Eichler

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Leah's Book Picks: Just Once, No More by Charles Foran
In the first memoir of my 5-minute book review series, we get to examine one man's life, and then reconsider our own.
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Leah's Book Picks: Songs for the Broken-Hearted, by Ayelet Tsabari
In the wake of her mother's death and leading up to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, an Israeli woman of Yemeni descent struggles to…
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Leah's Book Picks: "Here is Still Here," by Sivan Slapak
In this short-story collection, a fictional third generation Holocaust survivor searches for meaning. Watch my 5 minute review (actually 4 minutes!)
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The shtetl of our imagination
In an interview with Max Gross, author of "The Lost Shtetl," we discuss the enduring fascination with the shtetl, Jewish fiction post Oct 7 and the…
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Writer's Life: Interview with Danila Botha
Author of "Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness" talks about keeping things short, rejection, perseverance, Anne Frank and addiction. Watch our…
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Pitch Thread: Is your 2024 goal to get an essay or short story published? You are in the right place.
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Olly, Olly, Oxen Free
Two history majors on a romantic weekend in the woods are forced to confront their deepest beliefs in this short story by Leah Eichler
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It Is Too Soon To Read Fiction about the Pandemic?
In the End of Days, Rowan Keller Smith warns us about how immune we once were to thoughts of extinction.
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Tea, Sympathy, Lies ... and More Lies
Two stories, one fiction and one non-fiction, on the lies we tell others and more damaging, the ones we tell ourselves.
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Do you believe in ghosts? Before you answer, read these two stories.
In both stories, the previous inhabitants never really want to leave.
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Dogs, Rabbit Holes, Cats and Crows (oh my!)
Here are three stories (non-fiction and fiction) that I loved this week -- and I break down why they are good.
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