Glikl of Hamel bore 14 children while turning a small second-hand gemstone business in Hamburg into an international success. Her incisive memoir is newly translated into English

Where many see the world going down the tubes, Hannah Alper sees opportunity to improve -- and wields considerable clout after starting her blogging career at the ripe old age of 9

US writer, activist and social media personality leans into criticism in the hopes that her controversial posts will provoke thought -- but her writing also reveals a softer side

Jason Rosenthal picks up where his wife's unforgettable New York Times Modern Love essay, which she wrote on her deathbed, left off -- with a blank space in which to make a future

In her new book about weirdness, the writer for The Atlantic interviews 30 successful misfits, and lays bare her offbeat, awkward, and often hilarious story along with theirs

Christine Leunens says she 'would have thought I was dreaming' if told about the eventual success of her book 'Caging Skies' when she penned it a decade ago

Over 100 years after her death, Cora Wilburn is finally getting her 10 minutes of fame as she is recognized as likely being the first to write a great American Jewish novel

As highlighted in new book 'The Drama of Celebrity,' the French-Jewish actress inspired coverage from criticism to caricature, some of it racist, sexist and anti-Semitic

Sarah Hurwitz, who was a senior writer for both the president and first lady, returns to her roots in a new work on Jewish tradition, released just ahead of the High Holidays

Author's rapid rise to become a reigning giant of modern American literature was achieved through command of language and tales of the private lives of the unknown and unwanted