I missed Matt's announcement a few days ago. His bookstore is wonderful — and I don't say that just because it carries signed copies of all the books he and/or I have written.
"'In an ideal world, if there were a bomb shelter in this building, I’d want to do a children’s story hour,' [Michal Goldschmidt] said, given the school and daycare closures due to the war. 'But I’ll have to hold off on that for now.'" #Bookstores
With h/t to @erikadreifus.bsky.social , here's a profile of @susanbk.bsky.social on surviving publishing in the 2020s and her upcoming projects.
leekofman.com.au/the-writer-l...
ICYMI: Yesterday's #MondayMotivation
"'In an ideal world, if there were a bomb shelter in this building, I’d want to do a children’s story hour,' [Michal Goldschmidt] said, given the school and daycare closures due to the war. 'But I’ll have to hold off on that for now.'" #Bookstores
A large bouquet of tulips in various colors sitting in a vase at a windowsill
VIENNESE IMPESSIONS
A Riot of Tulips on the Windowsill
Ready to Jump?
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#Bloomscrolling
I'm accepting nonfiction essays or book excerpts for Judith magazine. We are a must-read for many in the Jewish literary community, and I'm proud of what we've built since our launch. Write to me at howard@howardlovy.com and put "Judith" somewhere in the subject line. judithmagazine.substack.com
My book, "Emet: How Jews Can Reclaim Truth in an Era of Lies,” is already attracting the attention of agents and publishers. It’s exciting, but nerve-racking. This is by far the most significant thing I’ve written to date.
They're marvelous!
I read the first two stories in Goodman's book today!
And this week: *another* 10 opportunities curated for the #WritingCommunity. (Substack version went out to paid subscribers first thing this morning.) www.erikadreifus.com/2026/03/mark...
Scary times.
Meantime, today: "A 'criminal explosion' struck a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday in a 'violent act of antisemitism,' a local government spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News." abcnews.com/Internationa...
ICYMI this weekend: "Police in parts of the Greater Toronto Area will be increasing their presence after shots were fired at two synagogues in North York & Vaughan.
It comes just days after another North York synagogue, the Temple Emanu-El, was also shot at...."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Also worth sharing, methinks, in the context of #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD26.
Weekend reminder: *lots* of calls for submissions and adjacent opportunities that are open for submissions/applications w/i this post & thread-in-progress.
"Sometimes the same plane can carry
a new widow and a newly-wed wife:
their cargo of past
and future,
earth-weighted grief enclosed in a large wooden box
and winged happiness ringed by a tiny circle of gold—
both immeasurable."
#SundaySentence via Ruth Kessler.
www.erikadreifus.com/2026/03/sund...
Good luck! Shavua tov!
Weekend reminder: *lots* of calls for submissions and adjacent opportunities that are open for submissions/applications w/i this post & thread-in-progress.
On Practicing Writing today:
*"Another Book Bites the Dust";
*"How to enjoy criticism, and how to embrace rejection";
*"Amplify Your Story: How Writers Can Build Literary Visibility";
and more.
www.erikadreifus.com/2026/03/find...
Good night Chicago
!!!
(Better that than the words coming to my mind.)
Dare I ask where that is? Different platform?
Natan Fund and Jewish Book Council are thrilled to announce the Winter 2026 Natan Notable Books winner, Matti Friedman for OUT OF THE SKY: HEROISM AND REBIRTH IN NAZI EUROPE. Read the full press release and more about this insightful new book. bit.ly/408FrpC @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social
"The soldiers are Capt. Cody Khork, 35; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20. All four were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve sustainment unit out of Iowa." edition.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...
10 *additional* calls for submissions/applications went out to paid subscribers via Substack early this AM—a link to the free version is included within the post below and active now! erikadreifus.substack.com/p/opportunit...
So far, the 5 items drawing the most clicks:
* @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social’s “cheat sheet” for submitting to #litmags;
* @barrelhouse.bsky.social's current call;
* Brilliant Flash Fiction contest;
* Ox-Bow’s summer residency program;
* and my own re-upped post about PEN America.
10 *additional* calls for submissions/applications went out to paid subscribers via Substack early this AM—a link to the free version is included within the post below and active now! erikadreifus.substack.com/p/opportunit...
Now it can be told: " @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social is thrilled to welcome Kate Schmier as our first ever Director of Publishing Relations."
What a shidduch (match!). Mazal tov to JBC, to Kate, & to all of us in the publishing & #WritingCommunity! www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/the...
