Helene Meyers is a writer and educator who believes that books and movies matter. Her fourth book, MOVIE-MADE JEWS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION, will be out on September 17. When she's not writing about American Jewish literature and film, she's preparing English majors to flourish in their post-college lives. She holds the McManis University Chair at Southwestern University and has bylines in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Ms. Magazine Blog, Tablet, and Lilith.