At Tablet David Samuels has a Q & A with Ben Marcus, Keeper of the Flame.
They open the piece claiming Marcus 'may be the best Jewish writer in America' -- a bit confusing when Samuels notes in the actual interview: "I never saw you as a 'Jewish writer' before, but I think that was my problem with the genre". But there is lots of discussion of that apparently burning labeling-issue ..... (I know, I know -- it's Tablet, it's their thing (their motto: "A new read on Jewish life™" -- ™ !) ..... Still .....)
They open the piece claiming Marcus 'may be the best Jewish writer in America' -- a bit confusing when Samuels notes in the actual interview: "I never saw you as a 'Jewish writer' before, but I think that was my problem with the genre". But there is lots of discussion of that apparently burning labeling-issue ..... (I know, I know -- it's Tablet, it's their thing (their motto: "A new read on Jewish life™" -- ™ !) ..... Still .....)