Publications

Anzia Yezierska and Me
Why, at 16, Averbach cut short her career as literary assistant to the author of Bread Givers, Hungry Heart and Salome of the Tenements.

My Time as a Virtual Jew
A quirky online world inspires real-life Jewish engagement. Avatars (Javatars!) get all dressed up for shul, shabbos, and even getting virtually wasted at the Mitzvah Bar.

Notes from a Novelist in Second Life

Since childhood, I’d always thought of myself as a writer – all evidence to the contrary. I wrote in my head and I made notes for books I’d write if I ever found the time, but rarely committed more than a few introductory paragraphs to paper.