Sandy Lanton’s new picture book LILY BLUE RIDING HOOD: A PURIM STORY (Intergalactic Afikoman, 2023) illustrated by Kim Barnes, puts…
Category: Interviews
Interview with Evelyn Goldfinger, author of WORDS FROM MY HEART: THE HANDS-ON JEWISH PRAYER BOOK
I am excited to share Evelyn Goldfinger’s creative work, WORDS FROM MY HEART: THE HANDS-ON JEWISH PRAYER BOOK. It’s a…
Interview with David Tabatsky, author of THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR: HOW SALOMON KOOL ESCAPED THE NAZIS
I’m pleased to share my interview with David Tabatsky about his YA book, THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR: HOW SALOMON…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Interview with Erin Silver, author of SITTING SHIVA
I am thrilled to be a stop on the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Blog Tour! The Sydney Taylor Book…
2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Congratulation to the authors and illustrators honored by the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards. I am pleased to have interviewed…
Interview with R. M. Romero, author of THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL
THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL by R.M. Romero (Peachtree Teen, 2022) is a beautiful novel in verse about a teenager, Ilana, who…
Interview with Sacha Lamb, author of WHEN ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY
Sacha Lamb’s YA novel WHEN ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY (Levine Querido, 2022) follows an angel, Uriel, and a demon, Little…
Interview with Sari Kopitnikoff, author/illustrator of ONLY KIDDING! MY FIRST BOOK OF JEWISH JOKES
In ONLY KIDDING! MY FIRST BOOK OF JEWISH JOKES (Ideastrator Press), author/illustrator Sari Kopitnikoff offers jokes, riddles, and puns with…
Interview with Deborah Lakritz, author of A PLACE TO BELONG: DEBBIE FRIEDMAN SINGS HER WAY HOME
I am delighted to welcome my friend, Deborah Lakritz, to chat about her newest picture book biography, A PLACE TO…
Interview with Jonathan Sandler, graphic novelist– THE ENGLISH GI
Jonathan Sandler’s graphic novel, THE ENGLISH GI illustrated by Brian Bicknell, is based on the memoir of his beloved grandfather,…









