Erika Dreifus

Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.

• Now available: the latest Jewish Book Carnival, hosted for June by Barbara Bietz.
• New-litmag alert: Yad Mirzah, which is “rooted in Sephardic and Mizrahi literary heritage and culture.” (And yes, I’ve added it to this list.)
• In 2007, Matthew Miller bought Koren Publishers “and turned it into one of the most successful and well-known Jewish publishing houses in the world. Koren has four imprints: Toby Press, Koren, Maggid Publishers, and the Library of the Jewish People,” all of which are discussed in Miller’s conversation with Daniel Gordis. (This Israel from the Inside podcast conversation is not paywalled, but a transcript isn’t included.)
• “Australians love hearing about writers’ roots – unless they’re Israeli”: a powerful essay by Lee Kofman.
• And icymi: a link to, and thoughts about, an important letter to the editor of a major writing-industry magazine. (UPDATED: Now sharing my own letter to the editor about the same matter, in the comments.)

And especially if they’re new to you, please check out these two documents-in-progress: “After October 7: Readings, Recordings, and More” and “Writers, Beware.”

Shabbat shalom.