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Howard Lovy

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Book Editor. Author of "Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story," April 2025. Working on a book about fighting antisemitism.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · Apr 29

I'm happy to announce that my novel, "Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story," has been released into the wild by my awesome publisher, @vineleavespress.bsky.social. It's a story about music, faith, fame, and the passage of time. I hope you enjoy it. vineleavespress.myshopify.com/products/fou...

Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story by Howard Lovy

“An epic love story.” Chris Florio, Director, Passion Records and Assistant Creative Director, The Orchestra on the Hill “Will make you laugh and cry.” Sharon Singer, writer, poet, librettist “Poignan...

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 16h

These are tough times for Jewish authors as we face a blacklist in the mainstream literary community. That's why I'm helping to plan a Jewish Authors' Summit on October 23. It's a virtual conference with great guest speakers and opportunities to network. app.zuddl.com/70facesmedia...

JEWISH AUTHORS’ SUMMIT: How to Reach New Readers Now

Find your audience and take control of your writing future.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 19h

This appeared in my backyard this morning. Thank you to whoever is in charge of this sort of thing. It injected me with optimism.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 1d

Turning 60 on October 7, I’ve Learned to Embrace Darkness and Light. howardlovy.substack.com/p/turning-60...

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 1d

On my Substack newsletter today: Turning 60 on October 7, I’ve Learned to Embrace Darkness and Light. howardlovy.substack.com/p/turning-60...

Turning 60 on October 7, I’ve Learned to Embrace Darkness and Light

I was born on October 7, 1965, sixty years ago today, and fifty-eight years before the events that would forever alter my life, and the lives of many other Jews.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow is my sixtieth birthday. Yes, I was born on October 7, 1965. In my newsletter tomorrow, I'll address this strange convergence of celebration and sorrow. Meanwhile, Chag Sukkot Sameach.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 3d

I turn 60 years old on Oct. 7. So, I want to commemorate as well as celebrate. I've set up a Facebook Fundraiser for the Jewish Book Council, which has been an invaluable organization in advocating for Jewish authors these past two years. I hope you can contribute. www.facebook.com/donate/39365...

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 4d

Schrödinger's Peace Plan. It’s whatever you want it to be … until you look at it.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 5d

In light of the news that Bari Weiss is about to take a top job at CBS News, here are the transcripts of an interview I did with her for Publishers Weekly almost six years ago, when she was promoting her book, "How to Fight Anti-Semitism." howardlovy.com/bari-weiss-i...

Q&A: My Full Interview with 'Anti-Semitism' Author Bari Weiss

I recently wrote a feature for Publishers Weekly after my interview with Bari Weiss about her book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism. Here is a full transcript.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 6d

ChatGPT is ruining creative writing. I'm a book editor, and I can always tell when AI has written a passage. It's usually an overwrought imitation of a vague idea of good writing, but it sounds contrived and devoid of character. Authors, don't let this happen to you. #amediting

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 6d

And who by fire, who by water

Who in the sunshine, who in the night time

Who by high ordeal, who by common trial

Who in your merry merry month of May

Who by very slow decay

And who shall I say is calling?

— Leonard Cohen

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 6d

Waking up on Yom Kippur to read about a murderous terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England. Tell me again how "globalize the intifada" isn't a call to kill Jews around the world. I'm sad, angry, speechless. These are dark days.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 7d

May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 8d

The two-year anniversary of October 7 and my upcoming 60th birthday have given this project more urgency. I took a detour into writing light fiction to distract myself from the pain of current events, but it's time to attack it head-on once again.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 8d

I’m happy to report more progress on my memoir. It combines lessons on fighting antisemitism with my experiences as a reporter on Jewish issues, my family’s Holocaust legacy, and interviews with leading Jewish thinkers. It's a lifetime of work in one book.

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 8d

I turn 60 years old on October 7, so I created a birthday Facebook fundraiser for the Jewish Book Council, which has provided vital resources for Jewish authors since we've been blacklisted for two years. I hope you can donate. www.facebook.com/donate/39365...

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 8d

In Judith Magazine, a Jewish-friendly publication where I'm nonfiction editor: Year One. Marina Raydun remembers her first days in America as part of the great wave of Soviet Jewish immigrants. judithmagazine.substack.com/p/year-one

Year One

Marina Raydun remembers her first days in America as part of the great wave of Soviet Jewish immigrants.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 11d

The Gaza "genocide" lie is being mainstreamed specifically to raise the temperature of outrage against Jews. That way, violence against us becomes more understandable. It's a form of antisemitism known as Holocaust inversion, and it is important that we fight back against it.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 11d

World-building should unfold through your characters’ eyes, revealed bit by bit. If you drop all the backstory up front with a faceless narrator, you kill the mystery. Keep readers curious and immersed so they turn the pages. #amediting #bookeditor

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 11d

Thrilling news, Brian!

Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 12d

“Howard showed me how to take my collection of blog posts and shape it into a compelling, flowing narrative. He knew exactly what needed to be added, cut, or clarified, and I found a publisher almost immediately after submitting.” #amediting #bookeditor howardlovy.com/editor/

Book Editor and Editorial Services

Editorial Services: I help strengthen your voice, clarify your narrative, and prepare your manuscript for publication.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 13d

Your words, your vision. Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, I help strengthen your voice, clarify your narrative, and prepare your manuscript for publication. #amediting #bookeditor #writingcommunity howardlovy.com/editor/

Book Editor and Editorial Services

Editorial Services: I help strengthen your voice, clarify your narrative, and prepare your manuscript for publication.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 14d

“There are many reasons I chose an interfaith couple, and there are risks in doing this, but I thought it was important to the story I was telling.” Learn more about my novel, "Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story." howardlovy.com/author/

Author : Howard Lovy

Howard Lovy is a veteran journalist, book editor, and author with 40 years of experience covering topics ranging from science […]

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 16d

I'm getting a surge in subscriptions to my Substack newsletter, Emet-Truth. My New Year's resolution for 5786: Write more! howardlovy.substack.com

Emet-Truth | Howard Lovy | Substack

Jewish News and Commentary from Howard Lovy. Click to read Emet-Truth, by Howard Lovy, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 16d

On Rosh Hashanah, I will listen to the shofar and gather strength in unity against those who seek to destroy us. I will think of the hostages in Gaza, starved and tortured, and pray they will soon be returned to our extended Jewish family. L'Shana Tova to all.

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 17d

I'm still going to absent-mindedly sign my checks 5785.*

*This is a “joke” I make every #RoshHashanah. It dates me, since nobody writes checks anymore.