In Steven Gellman’s YA novel SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE (Ninestar Press, 2026), high school senior Simon Bugg moves to a new home, balances old friends with new friends, and experiences an unexpected crush on a classmate. He is a layered character…
Tag: YA
Interview with Andrea Max, author of THE ART OF EXILE
I’m pleased to welcome Andrea Max, author of the YA contemporary fantasy novel, THE ART OF EXILE (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2025). The story weaves history, Jewish mythology, and social justice as the main character, Ava, enters the seemingly utopian world…
Interview with Darlene P. Campos, author of THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
It’s my pleasure to welcome Darlene P. Campos and share our interview about her new novel, THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (Blue Handle Publishing, 2025). The story begins in Germany, as the Nazi’s begin to terrorize the Jewish community. Dahlia,…
Interview with Dr. Edith Eva Eger, author of THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ
I am pleased to present my interview with Dr. Edith Eva Eger to discuss THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024), a YA edition of her award-winning memoir THE CHOICE: EMBRACE THE POSSIBLE. In the book, Dr. Eger…
Interview with author Frank W. Baker of WE SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST
An informative and important story, Frank Baker’s graphic novel illustrated by Tim Ogline, WE SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST: THE BLUMA AND FELIX GOLDBERG STORY (Imagine and Wonder, 2022), chronicles the true story of Bluma and Felix, two young adults who survived…
Interview with Barbara Krasner, author of FACING THE ENEMY
Barbara Krasner‘s new verse YA novel FACING THE ENEMY: HOW A NAZI YOUTH CAMP IN AMERICA TESTED A FRIENDSHIP (Calkins Creek, 2024) follows teens Benjy and Tommy through the demise of their friendship when Tommy attends a Nazi youth camp.…
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 KOOL ESCAPED THE NAZIS (Amsterdam Publishers, 2022). It tells the story of a teen named Salomon Kool, who survives against…
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 some of the winners and notables this past year. Check out the interviews below. Interview with Mari Lowe, author of AVIVA…
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 visits her aunt in Prague. She discovers a cemetery and befriends a ghost boy named Benjamin. But befriending a ghost is not…
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 Ash, as they leave their shtetl and journey to America to rescue a young woman who has gone missing. WHEN…