Edward Lewis Wallant Award, 2008

by | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog

I’m very happy to announce that IN THE MOUTH has just been selected to receive the 2008 Edward Lewis Wallant Award for a significant contribution to Jewish literature. I’m especially proud to join a list of winners that includes some of the writers I most...

Pollack’s Hotel, Dining Room, early 1960s

by | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog

Here’s a photo of the dining room at my family’s hotel, sent to me by Jeff Brown, who used to work as a waiter at Pollack’s (he now sells real estate in southern Florida). You can just hear Elvis on the record player that Jeff and his brother played...

THE GREAT SHTUP: BARRY, SARAH, MICHELE AND ME

by | Dec 3, 2008 | Blog

Dear Barry, I know, your name is Barack. It’s just a bad habit. I love the name Barack! And I didn’t need Sarah S. to remind me that it means lightning in Hebrew. (That slut. She thought she was so hilarious with that “funny” proposition she...