March 1st is the launch of a truly special book, BIG DREAMS, SMALL FISH (Levine Querido, 2022) written and illustrated by Paula Cohen. Sadly, Paula passed away suddenly last week. I had just planned interview questions for her when I…
Category: Updates
Jewish Book Carnival – February 2022
Welcome to the February 2022 Jewish Book Carnival. I hope you have a chance to check out these interesting links. The Jewish Book Carnival is a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere. Sponsored by the Association…
Coming Soon! The 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
I am delighted to announce that my interview with Eugene Yelchin about his Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category, THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE, will be published here on February 9th. The full schedule of interviews for…
The Sydney Taylor Book Awards 2022!
2022 Sydney Taylor Book, Manuscript, and Body-of-Work Award Winners Announced! Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were announced by the Association of JewishLibraries. Named in memory of Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series, the award…
Jewish Book Carnival – January 2022
Happy New Year! The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for January. Our host this month is Heidi Rabinowitz at The Book of Life Podcast blog. You can see the Carnival at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2022/01/jewish-book-carnival.html,…
Kindle deal for LIKE A MACCABEE!
Just in time for the holidays! For the next few days, LIKE A MACCABEE is available as a Kindle ebook for just $0.99! Happy Hanukkah!
Hanukkah Book Roundup 2021
Hanukkah is early this year and books make great presents. Here is a roundup of some terrific books for all ages. Baby Loves Angular Momentum on Hanukkah! by Ruth Spiro, illustrated by Irene Chan (Charlesbridge) Against the backdrop of Hanukkah,…
Jewish Book Carnival – October 2021
Welcome to this month’s Jewish Book Carnival. I am delighted to host and present these interesting happenings in the blog world in October 2021. I hope you have a chance to visit the links below. Thank you for visiting Jewish…
The Book Meshuggenahs: Be a Shamash Contest
The Book Meshuggenahs are thrilled to announce our second annual Be A Shamash Contest, which will run from October 3, 2021 – November 18, 2021! This contest is inspired by the words of Rabbi David Wolpe, who said: “The Shamash…
Jewish Book Carnival – August 2021
The Jewish Book Carnival is here! Check out the post with interesting links at Chava Pinchuck’s blog, Life Is Like a Library. Learn more about this monthly event from AJL (Association of Jewish Libraries) here.