Magic & Mystery

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     🕮    In this episode of The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read, we explore themes of magic and mystery.

> Cantor Amy O. Miller explains Jewish views on Harry Potter. Cantor Miller has presented at many Harry Potter symposiums, including Nimbus 2003, ConventionAlley 2004, Accio 2005, and Lumos 2006.

> Cartoonist Jason Lutes gives us some background on his graphic novel, Houdini, The Handcuff King, published by Hyperion in association with The Center for Cartoon Studies. Lutes' co-creator was Nick Bertozzi.

> Author Sarah Mlynowski describes her Bras & Broomsticks trilogy for middle-grade girls.

> Mystery writer Pari Noskin Taichert tells us about supernatural aspects of her novel The Clovis Incident. She also blogs on Murderati and is active on Crimespace.

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CREDITS:

Background music is provided by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band.

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