Janice Steinberg

Janice Steinberg is an award-winning arts journalist who has published more than four hundred articles. She is also the author of five mystery novels, including the Shamus Award–nominated Death in a City of Mystics. Her most recent book, The Tin Horse, is now available. Find out more about Janice and The Tin Horse here.


Articles by Janice Steinberg

The Last Jew of Boyle Heights

A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times ran an article about the death of Eddie Goldstein, “the last Jewish man of ...

Djewess Unchained

Sometime back in my childhood, I got the idea that it was “nicer” to say “I’m Jewish” than “I’m a ...

Hearing the Women’s Songs—in Torah and in “The Big Sleep”

Although I live in California, I don’t share the New Age belief that there are no coincidences. I think many ...

The Beauty of Broken English

I thought I had entered completely into the world of my novel: Boyle Heights in the 1920s and 30s, when ...