The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 8, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- 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
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 25, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Attention Illustrators | A Message from Kent Brown and the Highlights Foundation
The following comes from Kent Brown of the Highlights Foundation I got this idea, and at first I thought it was another goofy one. Here’s what I’m faced with. The Highlights Foundation is expanding its programs, and, to my great … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Ruth Tenzer Feldman and Blue Thread
The Whole Megillah interviews debut novelist Ruth Tenzer Feldman, author of Blue Thread (Ooligan Press, 2012), in this week’s blog tour for the book. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What catalyzed your foray into fiction? Ruth Tenzer Feldman (RTF): Catalyzed. What … Continue reading
Poet’s Notebook | Elana Bell
Earlier this month, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writers Programs in Chicago. There, I had the privilege of participating in two workshops about Jewish poetry. I met Elana Bell on Shabbos afternoon at a … Continue reading
Event: Passover Play Based on Work by Anna Olswanger
Shlemiel Crooks: A Passover Musical A family musical revue based on books by award-winning author Anna Olswanger Performed by the Poppy Seed Players Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11 am, Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., New York City … Continue reading
Second Sight: An Interview with Executive Editor Cheryl Klein
In early November 2011, I had the privilege of participating in a New Jersey SCBWI workshop given by Arthur A. Levine executive editor Cheryl Klein, author of Second Sight. She was gracious enough to answer a few questions for The … Continue reading
Book Review | Here’s What Happened
No, Here’s What Happened is not the name of a new book. I posted a review last night of Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox and within minutes received an email from a The Whole Megillah reader informing me of the “flack this … Continue reading
Book Review | Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots By Deborah Feldman Simon & Schuster, 2012, 254 pp. With this book review, The Whole Megillah happily ventures into adult literary. Unorthodox is an engrossing read by writer Deborah Feldman, a former … Continue reading
The Whole Megillah Expands
Beginning the week of March 5, 2012 The Whole Megillah expands to include the interests of those who write Jewish-themed memoir and poetry. I’m very excited about this move! I’ll be including: Interviews with authors and editors Book reviews News … Continue reading
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