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SHOW NOTES:Author Simone Elkeles (author of the "How to Ruin" series) and kidlit expert and professor June Cummins discuss trends in Jewish YA chick lit at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, Illinois...
[I wrote this post for The Sydney Taylor Book Award blog, but I thought it might be of interest to Book of Life followers as well so I am reproducing it in full for you.]School Library Journal broke the news today (see obit) that author Esther Hautzig died on Sunday, November 1 at the age of 79...
The Book of Life Interesting article on kidlit blogging, its origins and more importantly, its purpose.
This Blog's for You: Ten of the best blogs for folks who take kids' lit seriously (but not too serio
Source: www.schoollibraryjournal.com
A magazine article changed my life. Admittedly, that sounds like a bit of hyperbole, but it's true. There I was in New York City, with my shiny new MLIS degree, working at my very first children's librarian post. ...
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Irina Reyn, author of What Happened to Anna K, has won the Goldberg Prize! I met Irina at Book Expo, and podcasted an interview with her about this book in July (http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/
Source: www.jewishculture.org
President and CEO Elise Bernhardt, Board Member Ana Tannebaum, Scott Nadelson (2007 Goldberg Prize), and Past Chair Charlotte Newberger
When I posted my interview with Ann Gonzales, I forgot to give you the links for the other authors who had placed bids on a Book of Life interview in the Bridget Zinn Auction...
SHOW NOTES:Connie Crosby is a law librarian in Toronto, Canada. She was one of the very interesting people I met this summer at Podcasters Across Borders, a conference by and for podcasters...
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Mazel Tov to Deborah Heiligman, past Book of Life guest and author of Charles &
Emma, which is a National Book Award Finalist in the Young People's
Literature category! Deborah was on The Book of Life's 2006 Hanukkah episode for her nonfiction book Celebrate Hanukkah with Light, Latkes and Dreidels (listen at http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2006/12/
The Book of Life The Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic U. is now blogging!
Source: faujsa.fau.edu
In today’s blog the JSA thanks and honors two great friends: Louis and Rouhama Danto. If you are one of the people who have been impressed and amazed by the incredible collection of recordings that the ...
The Book of Life Thanks to Scribblers on the Roof for embedding a Book of Life podcast player on their website!
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Author Anna Levine's thoughts on how a sukkah is like a novel... http://www.poeticamagazine.com/apps/blog
Source: www.poeticamagazine.com
Jewish, Poetry
SHOW NOTES: Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is Oct. 4-10, 2009, so this is the perfect time to post my interview with Ann Gonzalez, author of Running For My Life. Ann talks about her mother's mental illness, her own PTSD, and her writing...
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Past Book of Life guest Rich Michelson, 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Award winner (As Good As
Anybody) and Honor winner (A is for Abraham), has now won the Skipping
Stones Award for multicultural and international awareness for both
books too! Mazel tov, Rich!
Source: www.skippingstones.org
The Book of Life I interviewed Anna Levine this summer at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention, and you'll be hearing that podcast sometime soon. Meanwhile, read this interview with Anna at School Library Journal!
Source: www.schoollibraryjournal.com
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The Book of Life It's Banned Book Week, and Tablet has written a Shel Silverstein-inspired poem about banned children's books by Jewish authors! Laugh and enjoy!
Source: www.tabletmag.com
Banned Books Week falls on the last week in September every year. To mark it this year, we thought we’d offer a little tribute to Jewish children’s book authors whose works have been banned or challenged. ...
The Book of Life Nice interview with past Book of Life guest Maggie Anton (Rashi's Daughters series) at Publisher's Weekly.
Source: www.publishersweekly.com
Maggie Anton is the author of the Rashi’s Daughters trilogy (Penguin/Plume), which includes Book I: Joheved (2007), Book II: Miriam (2007) and, most recently, Book III: Rachel (Aug.). RBL caught ...
