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A big hat tip to the fine folks at Henry Holt for featuring THE BOOK OF JONAH on...

A big hat tip to the fine folks at
http://media.us.macmillan.com/Catalogs/Current/HOL_Winter-2014_05_2013.pdf

This Jonah is from the stained glass in the Janskerk, a Gothic church in Gouda,...

This Jonah is from the stained glass in the Janskerk, a Gothic church in Gouda, Holland. Julian Barnes describes this image as "Jonah leaving the fish's mouth like a foot-passenger stepping from the jaws of a car-ferry."

Folks often ask me about my writing process. I think this pretty much tells the...

Folks often ask me about my writing process. I think this pretty much tells the tale... (And no, this isn't close to all of them.)

I was very happy to launch joshuamaxfeldman.com this week. Huge thanks goes out...

I was very happy to launch joshuamaxfeldman.com this week. Huge thanks goes out to Alex Reeves of moonpool.info for designing and creating the site. The site will have all the latest news of reviews, appearances, and so forth. If you visit, be sure to turn the sound on for the full immersion.

Here's another take on Jonah, adorning the Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms, Germ...

Here's another take on Jonah, adorning the Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms, Germany. I'm honestly not sure what that long scroll is supposed to represent--it appears Jonah has spent his time in the fish doing his taxes on a 1980s printing calculator.

From the Shared Cultural Heritage Department: Jonah is a prophet not only in Jud...

From the Shared Cultural Heritage Department: Jonah is a prophet not only in Judaism and Christianity, but also in Islam. This is a photo of the Nabi Yunus (Prophet Jonah) Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque purportedly houses the remains of Jonah--and of the whale that swallowed him! I'll see if I can convince

First off, thanks to everybody who Liked the page. Your interest means a lot to...

First off, thanks to everybody who Liked the page. Your interest means a lot to me, and I hope to make it worth your traffic.

In continuing news of THE BOOK OF JONAH, my copies of the galleys arrived from

Here is Jonah emerging from the whale as depicted in the Catacomb of Sts. Marcel...

Here is Jonah emerging from the whale as depicted in the Catacomb of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter in Rome, c. early 4th century; earliest known depiction of Jazz Hands.

The galleys arrived at Holt today. Can't wait to see 'em for myself.

The galleys arrived at Holt today. Can't wait to see 'em for myself.

To fill out the FAVORITE BOOKS bucket on my profile, I put together this alphabe...

To fill out the FAVORITE BOOKS bucket on my profile, I put together this alphabet's worth of favorites, including one play, one comic, and two works I had to make up to complete the list: ADA, OR ARDOR; BLOOD MERIDIAN; THE CANTERBURY TALES; DEAD SOULS; EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE; FRANNY AND ZOEY; GERONIMO REX; THE HOUSE OF MIRTH; THE IDIOT; JANE EYRE; KING LEAR; LEAVES OF GRASS; MOBY DICK; THE NEW YORK TRILOGY; ORLANDO; PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT; QUIETLY ROAMS THE PALE HORSE; A ROOM WITH A VIEW; THE SOUND AND THE FURY; TO THE LIGHTHOUSE; ULYSSES; THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER; THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE; X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS; A YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER; THE ZERO CHRONICLE