The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards | Honey and Me by Meira DrazinHonor Book in Middle-Grade Category: Honey and Me by Meira Drazin (Scholastic, 2022, 304 pp.) The Whole Megillah (TWM): Mazel tov on your award! I’m so delighted to get to know you better.Meira Drazin (MD): Hi Barbara, thanks so much … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty ZeldisZeldis, Kitty. The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights. New York: HarperCollins, 2022. 345 pages. Writing the Past (WTP): What motivated you to write Dressmakers of Prospect Heights?Kitty Zeldis (KZ): I had long been interested in New Orleans, a place that figures importantly in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Two-in-One Notebook Special | Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro by Amy Axelrod
The Whole Megillah recently spoke to author Amy Axelrod and Holiday House editor Julie Amper about Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro. I will freely admit a few things: As a kid, I had a Barbie® lightbox that helped me draw fashions. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Editors
Tagged Amy Axelrod, Holiday House, Julie Amper, Your Friend in Fashion Abby Shapiro
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Attention Novelists and Nonfiction Writers! | Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Program 2012
Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Program 2012 The Whole Megillah is a big fan of any of the Highlights Foundation workshops (including the one for writers of Jewish-themed content, which is being planned now for 2013!). The Whole Novel Program can … Continue reading
Write Your Own Megillah | The First Entry Is In and Verified!
Sheryll Bellman Rott has turned in her 18,000-word manuscript and I’ve verified the word count. Her first three chapters are now in the hands of Disney-Hyperion editorial director Stephanie Lurie. How are you doing with your manuscript? What’s been inspiring … Continue reading
December 2011 Jewish Book Carnival
The Whole Megillah is proud to once again host the monthly Jewish Book Carnival! Let’s start off with exciting news from the Jewish Book Council — it has recently launched a new website and now offers readers the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Ann Koffsky, Anne Dublin, Book of Life, Erika Dreifus, Heidi Estrin, J Street, Jewish Book Carnival, Jewish Book Council, Jewish Journal, Jill Broderick, Jonathan Kirsch, Linda Wertheimer, My Machberet, Prosen People, Rhapsody in Books, The Whole Megillah
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Book Review | The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
The Berlin Boxing Club Robert Sharenow (HarperTeen, 2011, 404 pp.) In this historical novel set in 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite his assimilated upbringing, learns to box with legendary German boxing champ Max Schmeling while struggling with … Continue reading
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Tagged Robert Sharenow, teen novels about the Holocaust, The Berlin Boxing Club
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Amazon Publishing to Acquire Marshall Cavendish US Children’s Books Titles
This is hitting the cyberwaves today… Press Release: Amazon Publishing to Acquire Marshall Cavendish US Children’s Books Titles The Whole Megillah is still trying to wrap its keppel around this…
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