The Jewish Book Carnival: February 2023

The Jewish Book Carnival is a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere. Sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, it is hosted by a different blog each month and shares book reviews, author interviews, essays, and other blog posts about Jewish books. Visit the Jewish Book Carnival HQ for the upcoming schedule, past Carnivals, and to learn how to participate!

• On STORYSTORM, Tara Lazar's month-long idea project at the blog Writing For Kids (While Raising Them), forthcoming Jewish board books were featured on Day 12.  
• Illustrator Ann D. Koffsky offers a new Tu Bishevat coloring page, with a picture of a reader relaxing under a tree.
• On her blog Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, Deborah interviewed Omer Bartov about his new novel, The Butterfly and the Axe.
• Gila Green interviewed author Stephen J. Gordon about his new thriller The Student and the challenges of writing Israel-based books.
• Batya at the blog A Jewish Grandmother reviewed Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, an enjoyable book set in the recent COVID lockdown.
• On her My Machberet blog, Erika Dreifus routinely compiles news of Jewish literary interest. Here's one recent post.
• At the Association of Jewish Libraries' adult fiction podcast, Nice Jewish Books, Sheryl Stahl interviews Alina Adams about the novel My Mother's Secret.
• Before the real awards were announced, the Mock Sydney Taylor Book Awards were chosen by popular vote. Check out the mock winners here!
• At the Association of Jewish Libaries' People of the Books blog, we find the announcement about the real 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners, the best Jewish books of the year for children and teens. 
• On Jewish Books for Kids...And More! Barbara Bietz interviews Erin Silver, author of Sitting Shiva, as part of the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. To read the rest of the interviews in the blog tour, go to the Blog Tour Archive at The Book of Life, and scroll all the way down to the bottom for 2023.
• Here on The Book of Life Podcast, I interviewed Martha Simpson, Chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, about this year's winners.
• Heidi Rabinowitz had a great time at the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in St. Pete Beach, Florida. You can read her report on it and see the slides and handout at The Book of Life.