Encore Presentation: Becca Kantor, editorial director of the Jewish Book Council and Paper Brigade

Meryl chats with Becca Kantor about the history and mission of Jewish Book Council and its annual literary journal, Paper Brigade. They also discuss current trends in Jewish writing, the definition of a Jewish book, and the many ways JBC empowers authors and readers. Becca Kantor is the editorial director of Jewish Book Council and its annual print literary journal, Paper Brigade. She received a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. Becca was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to Estonia to write and study the country's Jewish history. She now lives in Brooklyn. Website: www.jewishbookcouncil.org/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JewishBookCouncil/ Instagram: @jewishbookcouncil People of the Book is a copyrighted work © of Meryl Ain and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network. #AuthorsOnTheAir #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #AOTA #BeccaKantor #JewishBookCouncil #PaperBrigade #JBC #JewishBooks #JewishAuthors #JBCAuthorShowcase #JBCBookEvents #JaiChakrabarti #ABengaliPlayintheWarsawGhetto #TheWritingLife #BookClubs #ShortStories #Essays #TrendsinJewishWriting #WritingTrends #Anthology #Estonia #PeopleoftheBook #MerylAin #TheTakeawayMen #Sequel #ShadowsWeCarry #LetsTalkJewishBooks #JewsLoveToRead