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: September 2020
Mid-Week Notes
Three quick things this week: I’m still looking for focus group participants to help provide guidance about the future of The Whole Megillah. If you are interested in participating in a brief Zoom session after the holidays to share thoughts … Continue reading
Mid-Week Notes
Three quick things this week: I’m putting together a focus group of about 8-10 subscribers to help provide guidance about the future of The Whole Megillah. If you are interested in participating in a brief Zoom session after the holidays … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | The Assignment by Liza Wiemer–Now a 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book!
Wiemer, Liza. The Assignment. Delacorte Press, 2020, $17.99 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write The Assignment? Liza Wiemer (LZ): On April 4, 2017, I visited Oswego, New York, for a book signing at River’s End Bookstore for … Continue reading
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Three quick things this week: I’m going to be a featured panelist at early October’s Amherst Writers & Artists Leadership Retreat about sending out your work. I’ll be focusing on sending out book manuscripts and using Duotrope. After the holidays, … Continue reading
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Three quick things this week: Two new picture book biography critique groups have now formed. Now I’m looking to start a group for memoir/essay and another group for short fiction to get underway after the holidays. If interested, please comment … Continue reading
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Two-in-One: The Eight Knights of Hanukkah, written by Leslie Kimmelman, illustrated by Galia–Now a 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book!
Kimmelman, Leslie. The Eight Knights of Hanukkah. Illus. Galia Bernstein. Holiday House, September 2020, 48 pp., $17.99 The Whole Megillah welcomes writer Leslie Kimmelman and illustrator Galia Bernstein to the forum. We asked them a few questions about their book, … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Notes
Three quick things this week: I’ve signed on to take Intermediate Yiddish at YIVO with instructor Nina Warnke. Can’t wait to delve in again and also continue with my translations. Class starts mid-September. Nina thought I should take the advanced … Continue reading
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Poet’s Notebook | L’dor Vador, a Poetry Chapbook by Steven Pollack
Pollack, Steve. L’dor Vador, From Generation to Generation. Finishing Line Press, 2020, $14.99 The Whole Megillah (TWM): How did this collection come about? Steven Pollack (SP): During a career as engineer and administrator, writing focused my thoughts and I developed … Continue reading
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Tagged From Generation to Generation, L'dor Vador, Poetica Magazine, Steve Pollack
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