Bylines and Blessings: Overcoming Obstacles, Striving for Excellence, and Redefining Success

What happens when career ambition begins to clash with a commitment to religious and personal values? In Bylines and Blessings, award-winning author Judy Gruen shares how she resolved these two seemingly conflicting drives.

As a young, secular woman determined to succeed as a writer, she learns to turn rejection and obstacles into steps toward professional excellence. Along the way, she also becomes a powerful voice for traditional Jewish values, understanding that words create worlds. Discovering the surprising impact of her writing on readers of all ages and across many faiths, she ultimately finds the blessings in the bylines.

This heartfelt, compelling memoir traces Judy's path in building not only a career but a purposeful life. Filled with humor and depth, this book will feel like having a heart-to-heart talk with an old friend.

Author: Judy Gruen
Publisher: Koehler Books
Published: 02/20/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9798888242407

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024

About the Author
Gruen, Judy: - Judy Gruen is the author of The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith and several other books. Her essays and book reviews appear regularly in the Jewish Journal, and her work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Aish.com, Jewish Action, Boston Globe, and the New York Daily News. She earned her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff.

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