The Pinch

Publisher Marketing: It's the late 1960s. The Pinch, once a thriving Jewish community centered on North Main Street in Memphis, has been reduced to a single tenant. Lenny Sklarew awaits the draft by peddling drugs and shelving books - until he learns he is a character in a book about the rise and fall of this very Pinch. Muni Pinsker, who authored the book in an enchanted day containing years, arrived in the neighborhood at its height and was smitten by an alluring tightrope walker. Muni's own story is dovetailed by that of his uncle Pinchas Pin, whose epic journey to North Main Street forms the book's spine. Steve Stern interweaves these tales with an ingenious structure that merges past with present, and his wildly inventive fabulism surpasses everything he's done before. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2015 (EAN 9781555977153, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015 (EAN 9781555977153, Hardcover) Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 24 (EAN 9781555977153, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Shelf Awareness 06/16/2015 (EAN 9781555977153, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Stern, Steve Steve Stern, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, is the author of several previous novels and story collections, including The Book of Mischief and The Frozen Rabbi. He teaches at Skidmore College in upstate New York. Contributor Bio:  Doersch, David For over 25 years, David Doersch has delighted audiences with various roles on stage, film, and recordings. Mr. Doersch's has worked some of the most prestigious theatres in America, including the Guthrie Theatre, The Dallas Theatre Center, The American Players Theatre, and The Virginia Stage Company. He has recorded dozens of cases for Audio Case Files, worked in film and TV, and has toured as a musician.