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News and Reviews: News
First Novel, Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
Binghamton Press Connects Obit
Woman was author, Pulitzer nominee — and dog lover from Binghamton Press Connects, Sept 27, 2015 ( http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/connections/life-lived/2015/09/27/woman-author-pulitzer-nominee-dog-lover/72805026/) Valerie Zehl, Binghamton 5:00 p.m. ET Sept. 25, 2015 (Photo: File photo) Not many Port Crane residents have their passing reported in The New York Times. Prolific author Rhoda Lerman did. When she died on Aug. 30 … Continue reading Binghamton Press Connects Obit
In the Company of Newfies (1996), Syracuse Herald Journal/Post-Standard
Eleanor: Her Secret Journey, starring Loretta Swit in Laguna CA Nov 3-6 2016
Loretta Swit continues her performance of Eleanor at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach California Nov 3-6.
Eleanor: Her Secret Journey at Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis, Sept-Oct 2016
Sue Struve as Eleanor at the Compass Rose Theater Rhoda’s play, Eleanor, had a revival at the Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis due to it’s popularity the year before. Here are reviews and other related articles about the play from the 2016 performance: Baltimore Sun Portrayal of Roosevelt takes audiences on worthwhile ‘Secret Journey’, Oct … Continue reading Eleanor: Her Secret Journey at Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis, Sept-Oct 2016
The Girl That He Marries (1979) – Village Voice
“has been compared to Fear of Flying” “Lerman’s slyly irreverent sensibility, one of the most idiosyncratic in contemporary prose. Her comic range is enormous.”
God’s Ear (1989) – Washington Times Review
“You have company coming, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and E.L. Doctorow”
God’s Ear (1989) – New York Times Review
“Here is a unique voice — wildly funny, achingily spiritual, profoundly Jewish”
NY Times Book Review of The Girl that He Marries
“Outstripping Philip Roth in his own milieu”
