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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.

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"""The best successful journalism is, by definition, timely. Religious values, in their very essence, are timeless. Judy Gruen explores the contradictory and occasionally complementary passions that have driven her eventful life with insight and humor. For the reader, her perspective can deepen faith at the same time that it enhances appreciation for the writer's craft."" -Michael Medved, syndicated talk show host and author of The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic ""Judy Gruen's memoir will inspire anyone struggling to build a career . . . and a life. I would've enjoyed it immensely no matter what work she chose to pursue, but it's especially fun to learn how this talented writer evolved her craft and turned her passion into her profession, while always remaining true to her faith and values. Highly recommended!"" -Salvador Litvak, director of Man in the Long Black Coat, influencer at Accidental Talmudist ""Judy has a wonderful writing style-evocative and humorous. She shows her path to a life that I think all spiritual seekers are after but which can get lost when we make the search all about me when it's really all about us."" -Jennifer Lawler, author, Dojo Wisdom ""Bylines and Blessings is that rare book that I can't wait to get back to. It's smart, funny, interesting, deep, charming, honest, brave, and real. It's the journey of a person fighting to grow, change, shed old skin, and constantly become new. It's the story of an artist struggling for her art, humanity, spiritual life, and doing what's right for her family. You'll laugh, cry, and learn the many blessings you may not have known you already possess. I loved it."" -Mark Schiff, author, Why Not? Lessons in Courage, Comedy, and Chutzpah ""Gruen is an effortlessly good writer, an effortlessly funny writer, and an effortlessly deep writer, though there is nothing effortless about writing. Though I'm a soldier of the nefarious left, and as secular as a Jew can be while still retaining membership, I respect her points of view and her passion. My endorsement of Bylines and Blessings is from the heart. -Howard Rosenberg, author, Blizzard of Lies, Pulitzer-Prize winning author and journalist ""Judy Gruen has long explored her faith through her writing, and she ties the two together in Bylines and Blessings. It's a wholly satisfying read that breaks down stereotypes about Orthodox women (and men) interwoven with timeless Jewish teachings."" -Chaplain Rachel C. Weingarten, author, Ancient Prayer: Channeling Your Faith 365 Days of the Year ""As someone who spent 40 years as a journalist, I understand the daily battles to not only get the story, but to get it right. Judy Gruen also understands this, and writes about her fascinating career with humor, depth and poignancy. -Matthew Schwartz, Eight-time Emmy and Murrow award-winning reporter; author, Confessions of an Investigative Reporter"

"""The best successful journalism is, by definition, timely. Religious values, in their very essence, are timeless. Judy Gruen explores the contradictory and occasionally complementary passions that have driven her eventful life with insight and humor. For the reader, her perspective can deepen faith at the same time that it enhances appreciation for the writer's craft."" -Michael Medved, syndicated talk show host and author of The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic ""Judy Gruen's memoir will inspire anyone struggling to build a career . . . and a life. I would've enjoyed it immensely no matter what work she chose to pursue, but it's especially fun to learn how this talented writer evolved her craft and turned her passion into her profession, while always remaining true to her faith and values. Highly recommended!"" -Salvador Litvak, director of Man in the Long Black Coat, influencer at Accidental Talmudist ""Judy has a wonderful writing style-evocative and humorous. She shows her path to a life that I think all spiritual seekers are after but which can get lost when we make the search all about me when it's really all about us."" -Jennifer Lawler, author, Dojo Wisdom ""Bylines and Blessings is that rare book that I can't wait to get back to. It's smart, funny, interesting, deep, charming, honest, brave, and real. It's the journey of a person fighting to grow, change, shed old skin, and constantly become new. It's the story of an artist struggling for her art, humanity, spiritual life, and doing what's right for her family. You'll laugh, cry, and learn the many blessings you may not have known you already possess. I loved it."" -Mark Schiff, author, Why Not? Lessons in Courage, Comedy, and Chutzpah"

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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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