The Uses of History in American Jewish Fiction: A Conversation with novelists Dara Horn and Anna Solomon

• Books & Literature

Novelists Dara Horn and Anna Solomon will discuss their works of historical fiction that focus on aspects of American Jewish life with moderator Josh Lambert. Both authors will read briefly from their work and discuss how they interrelate historical sources with the imaginative work of writing fiction.

Dara Horn is the author of three novels, including All Other Nights, published in 2009 by W.W. Norton, which was selected as an Editors’ Choice in the New York Times Book Review.

Anna Solomon is the author of several short stories; her first novel, The Little Bride, published in 2011 by Riverhead Books, was selected as one of 2011’s Best Adult Books for Teens by the School Library Journal.

Josh Lambert is the academic director of the National Yiddish Book Center and a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.