Ann Koffsky’s picture book biography, BLAZING HUMOR: MEL BROOKS IS SERIOUSLY FUNNY (Intergalactic Afikoman, 2026), illustrated by Jason Kirschner, offers…
Tag: nonfiction
Interview with Rachelle Burk, author of DIVING DEEP FOR ROSH HASHANAH: TASHLICH FOR A BETTER WORLD
Rachelle Burk’s picture book biography, DIVING DEEP FOR ROSH HASHANAH: TASHLICH FOR A BETTER WORLD (Intergalactic Afikoman, 2026), illustrated by…
Interview with Artie Bennett, author of THE TENTH MAN
Artie Bennett’s picture book, THE TENTH MAN: A MIRACLE OF JEWISH FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP IN NEW ORLEANS (Holiday House, 2026),…
Interview with Janice Hechter, author of THE POWER OF HER PAINTBRUSH
Janice Hechter’s picture book biography, THE POWER OF HER PAINTBRUSH: THE STORY OF THERESA BERNSTEIN (Kar-Ben, 2026), tells the interesting…
Interview with Doreen Klein Robinson, author of A PLACE TO PRAY
Doreen Klein Robinson’s new picture book A PLACE TO PRAY: A TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY INSPIRED BY A TRUE…
Interview with Selina Alko, author and illustrator of OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE GREAT: A POETIC ODE TO JUDY BLUME
I’m delighted to chat with author/illustrator Selina Alko about her new picture book, released today, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE…
Interview with editor Michael Leventhal, publisher and editor of THE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE COOKBOOK
Welcome back, Michael Leventhal! Michael is the publisher of Green Bean Books and the editor of THE ULTIMATE CHEESECAKE COOKBOOK:…
Interview with Richard Michelson, author of NEXT YEAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE: BARACK OBAMA’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL SEDER
Welcome back, Richard Michelson! Richard’s new picture book NEXT YEAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE: BARACK OBAMA’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL SEDER (Crown…
Interview with Julie Silverstein and Tami Schlossberg Pruwer, authors of CHUTZPAH GIRLS: 100 TALES OF DARING JEWISH WOMEN
Julie Silverstein and Tami Schlossberg Pruwer’s picture book CHUTZPAH GIRLS: 100 TALES OF DARING JEWISH WOMEN (Toby Press, 2024) features…
Interview with Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, authors of WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE
Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard’s new book WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE (HarperCollins, 2024) illustrated by Iris Gottlieb, features thirty-six…









