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: August 2016
2016 March of the Living | An Interview with Participant, Author Kathy Kacer
The Whole Megillah (TWM): How did you first get involved with the March of the Living? Kathy Kacer (KK): I had thought about going on the March of the Living for years, but kept putting it off. Perhaps it is … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Richard Michelson, Author of Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy Written by Richard Michelson and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez Knopf Books for Young Readers, 40 pages, 2016 The Whole Megillah (TWM): Since you had a personal relationship with Leonard Nimoy, were there differences in … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Meryl G. Gordon, The Flower Girl Wore Celery
Debut children’s book author Meryl G. Gordon speaks with The Whole Megillah about her picture book, The Flower Girl Wore Celery, published by Kar-Ben. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What was your inspiration for this story? Meryl G. Gordon (MG): When my … Continue reading
New Online Writing Classes from The Whole Megillah
The Fiction I class has been so successful that The Whole Megillah is excited to announce several new classes: The Whole Megillah Writing Circle Receive exclusively Jewish prompts weekly for six weeks and post your writing using these prompts to … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Nancy Davidoff Kelton, Finding Mr. Rightstein
The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this book and this book now? Nancy Davidoff Kelton (NDK): In 2005, I wrote an essay about my mother, her illness, and my relationship with her that was published as a “Lives” … Continue reading
In the Spirit of Poetry Has Value | July 2016 Report
July was pretty much a bust that has me wondering whether I should be writing at all. A friend says the summer’s lack of structure is not helping and that I’ll feel more like myself once the semester starts. We’ll … Continue reading
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