The Book of Life

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     🕮    On May 18, 2014, The Seminar on Jewish Story will take place at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, New York. This day-long event will be a celebration of Jewish literature in its many forms, from fiction to memoir, poetry to children's books. I spoke to organizer Barbara Krasner, who told me some of the exciting highlights of the Seminar, which is a co-production of the Whole Megillah and the Association of Jewish Libraries. Click here to learn more about the Seminar on Jewish Story , or email Barbara directly at barbarakrasner [at] att [dot] net. Act soon, because she's running a $99 special on registration! I'll be at the event, and I hope to see you there.... CREDITS: Produced by: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel   Supported in part by: Association of Jewish Libraries   Theme music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band   Facebook: facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast  Twit...

I am pleased to bring you the March 2014 edition of the Jewish Book Carnival , a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere! If you blog about Jewish books, you can play too! Visit the Jewish Book Carnival HQ for info about submitting your links to upcoming carnivals. I'd like to draw your attention to an earlier post here on The Book of Life , when I interviewed editor Steven Bergson about The Jewish Comix Anthology . The Kickstarter campaign to fund this project was successful, with 289 backers raising CAD$52,777, so we can look forward to reading this amazing collection soon. In March, Jill at Rhapsody in Books reviewed One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper, about a rabbi's son who is not convinced his life has any meaning. At once both tragic and funny, this story captures the essence of family and the various bonds among family members. The Whole Megillah welcomed a guest post by Seminar on Jewish Story fiction panelist...

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     |    BUY THE BOOK      🕮    The Jewish Comix Anthology is a project that brings together the work of 47 artists, featuring both previously published and brand-new bespoke comic creations. It's the brainchild of Steven M. Bergson, an expert on the representation of Jews in comics, and an old friend of mine from the Association of Jewish Libraries. A Kickstarter campaign is running now through March 5, 2014 to fund the publication of The Jewish Comix Anthology. Contribute now to pre-order a copy of the book, and to get other exciting rewards like original art! I spoke to Steven about the project and the Kickstarter by Skype, at his home in Toronto, Canada. CREDITS: Produced by: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel   Supported in part by: Association of Jewish Libraries   Theme music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band   Facebook: facebook.com/bo...

The 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour draws to a close with one last gold-medal winner, and a virtual roundtable with the whole group. It's been great! Thanks to all who participated! Patricia Polacco , author and illustrator of The Blessing Cup Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Older Readers Category At Ann Koffsky's Blog Blog Tour Wrap-Up with All Authors and Illustrators At The Whole Megillah

Cosei Kawa , illustrator of Rifka Takes a Bow Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Younger Readers Category At Jewish Books for Children Elisabeth Leyson and Dr. Marilyn J. Harran , contributors to The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler’s List Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older Readers Category At The Interlace Place

Neal Bascomb , author of The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Teen Readers Category At Randomly Reading Carol Matas , author of Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older Readers Category At Pen and Prose

Exciting interviews today with the author and illustrator of the gold medalist Passover picture book The Longest Night , and the silver medal novel for teens, Dancing in the Dark ! Laurel Snyder , author of The Longest Night Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Younger Readers Category At Geo Librarian Catia Chen , illustrator of The Longest Night Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Younger Readers Category At Holy Sparks Robyn Bavati , author of Dancing in the Dark Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category At Bildungsroman

The first round of interviews for this year's Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour have been posted! Follow the links to read all about it! Renee Londner , author of Stones for Grandpa Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Younger Readers Category At The Write Stuff Martha Aviles , illustrator of Stones for Grandpa Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Younger Readers Category At Practically Paradise Aline Sax , author, Caryl Strzelecki , illustrator, and Laura Watkinson , translator of The War Within These Walls Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category At The 3 R's: Reading, 'Riting, Research