Author of THEY WERE LIKE FAMILY TO ME, a collection of linked stories illuminated with magical realism, following the inhabitants of a small town in 1942 Poland and tracing the troubling complex choices they are compelled to make. Finalist for The Story Prize and Honorable Mention in the 2017 ALA Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish Literature. Originally published as IN THE LAND OF ARMADILLOS. Columnist for the Jewish Standard.
My novel, THE COLOR OF LIGHT, is going to be published! Seeing as I'm a painter, I've been asked to do the cover illustration. My agents, Jean Naggar and Jennifer Weltz, had several terrific ideas, and I began by sketching them out. Together, we refined them down to this one. The illustration will be realistically... Continue Reading →
HELEN MARYLES SHANKMAN 