Rebecca Kanner’s writing has won an Associated Writing Programs Award and a Loft Mentorship Award. Her stories have been published in numerous journals, including The Kenyon Review and The Cincinnati Review. She is a freelance writer and teaches writing at The Loft in Minneapolis.
"Kanner animates a harsh, almost dystopic world of fallen people
struggling to survive. Noah's unnamed wife is a powerful, memorable
character."
*Publisher's Weekly*
"Kanner successfully undertakes a formidable task retelling a
familiar religious story through the eyes of Noah’s wife. The
narrative’s well-articulated, evenly balanced, and stimulating—but
it’s definitely not the familiar tale that’s so frequently
illustrated in children’s books."
*Kirkus Reviews*
“Sinners and the Sea is a rare find—a bold and vivid journey into
the antediluvian world of Noah. Kanner’s is a fresh, irresistible
story about the unnamed woman behind the famous ark-builder.
Compelling and masterfully written.”
*Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Books of
Mortals series*
“We think we know Noah’s story but he was not alone on the ark;
what was the experience of his wife, his family? Rebecca Kanner’s
vividly imagined telling recreates the world of the Bible, and asks
powerful questions about the story and about ourselves.”
*Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, author of Why
Faith Matters*
“Rebecca Kanner brings the antediluvian world of giants, prophets,
and demons alive, setting her narrative in motion from the first
chapter and never letting it rest. She is a writer of great
dexterity, performing tricks at a full sprint.”
*Marshall Klimasewiski, author of The Cottagers and Tyrants*
“Sinners and the Sea is an excellent example of the traditional
Jewish method of Midrash meeting the modern writer’s pen. Kanner
does a masterful job of penetrating the depths of the Biblical
Flood narrative and weaving in the complicated reality of
challenging relationships and longings for personal fulfillment.
Her desire to go beyond the traditional midrashic understanding of
the lives she explores introduces us to a courageous and insightful
young writer whose first book will take its place alongside other
exciting modern re-readings of the ancient Biblical text.”
*Rabbi Morris Allen of Beth Jacob Congregation*
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