The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 13, 2021Some very quick things: I attended a virtual tribute to Elie Wiesel last night held at Washington National Cathedral. I met him once at the 92nd Street Y where he gave a talk about the MS St. Louis. I spoke … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Weeks 36-41Since the fall semester started, I haven’t been doing much with #52snapshots other than recommend Sonja Livingston’s book to other aspiring memoirists. But I did give a virtual workshop last weekend at the Amherst Writers & Artists Professional Development Conference … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 6, 2021Some very quick things: A lovely review of my middle-grade novel in verse, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939, was spotlighted in the recent Association of Jewish Libraries newsletter, written by Anne Dublin: “Krasner’s use of … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 29, 2021Some very quick things: Just a few days left to register: Holocaust Resistance as Art, sponsored by the Mercer Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center. I’m presenting workshops this weekend at the annual Amherst Writers & Artists Professional Development … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 22, 2021Some very quick things: Registration now open: Holocaust Resistance as Art, sponsored by the Mercer Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center. I’ve submitted the first installment of my dissertation to my advisor. Huzzah! I’m hoping to get a chance … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 15, 2021Some very quick things: Feedback from my agent about my new YA novel in verse book proposal conflicts with what my editor and I have discussed. I have more comparative titles to read and I’m going to sound out my … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 8, 2021 (Delayed)Some very quick things: I’m giving a Zoom reading on Saturday, September 11, of my middle-grade novel in verse, 37 Days at Sea. Here’s a Facebook link to the event. Hope you can join us! I completed my proposal for … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 1, 2021Some quick things: I’m looking forward to Labor Day weekend and self-isolation to work on my new novel-in-verse book proposal. I need to work on some new poems and lay out the annotated outline. What a pleasure it will be … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Two-in-One Author’s Notebook | Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference with Author Bonnie Lindauer and Illustrator Sofia MooreLindauer, Bonnie. Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference. Illustrated by Sofia Moore. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben, 2021. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Welcome, Bonnie Lindauer and Sofia Moore! Bonnie, let’s start with you. What inspired you to write about Hannah G. … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 35Because I’ve been working on my doctoral dissertation in these last few days before the fall semester, I’ve not really written anything creatively. I received a rejection of my Avram Mendel piece this morning after submitting to that journal fourteen … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
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Category Archives: Authors
Two-in-One Author’s Notebook | Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference with Author Bonnie Lindauer and Illustrator Sofia Moore
Lindauer, Bonnie. Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference. Illustrated by Sofia Moore. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben, 2021. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Welcome, Bonnie Lindauer and Sofia Moore! Bonnie, let’s start with you. What inspired you to write about Hannah G. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnie Lindauer, Hannah G Solomon, Joni Sussman, Kar-Ben, Sofia Moore
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Author’s Notebook | Eva and Eve by Julie Metz
Metz, Julie. Eva and Eve: A Search for My Mother’s Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind. Atria/Simon & Schuster, 2021, 314 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this memoir?Julie Metz (JM): Shortly after my … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | The Singer and the Scientist by Lisa Rose
Rose, Lisa. The Singer and the Scientist. Illustr. Isabel Muñoz. Kar-Ben, April 2021, 32 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): I’m going to start with a set of bundled questions: How did you find this story about Marian’s performance at McCarter … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Isabel Munoz, Kar-Ben, Lisa Rose, Marian Anderson, The Singer and the Scientist
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Author’s Notebook | The Woodcarver’s Daughter by Yona Zeldis McDonough
McDonough, Yona Zeldis. The Woodcarver’s Daughter. Kar-Ben, April 2021, 128 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write The Woodcarver’s Daughter?Yona Zeldis McDonough (YZM): I had gone to the Museum of American Folk Art to see a show … Continue reading
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Tagged Kar-Ben, Susanna Einstein, The Woodcarver's Daughter, Yona Zeldis McDonough
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Author’s Notebook | Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir by Annette Gendler
“The true story of a German-Jewish love that overcame the burdens of the past.” Gendler, Annette. Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir. Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press, 2017. 233 pages, $16.95 list, paperback. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to … Continue reading
2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2021 Sydney … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Awards, 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Blog Tour, anne blankman, Anya and the Nightingale, Dancing at the Pity Party, evan wolkenstein, I Am the Tree of Life, Jane Yolen, Khoa Le, leslea newman, M Evan Wolkenstein, Miriam at the River, Monica Hesse, mychal copeland, sofiya pasternack, Susan Gal, The Blackbird Girls, Turtle Boy, tyler feder, Welcoming Elijah
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Two-in-One Author’s Notebook | The Ninth Night of Hanukkah, Written by Erica S. Perl, Illustrated by Shahar Kober
Perl, Erica S. The Ninth Night of Hanukkah. Illus. Shahar Kober. Sterling Children’s Books, 2020, 32 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired this story? Erica Perl (EP): The story was inspired by my two daughters. One Hanukkah night, they … 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
Author’s Notebook | Judah Touro Didn’t Want to Be Famous, Written by Audrey Ades
Ades, Audrey. Judah Touro Didn’t Want to Be Famous. Illus. Vivien Mildenberger. Kar-Ben, 2020, 32 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this book? Audrey Ades (AA): I started writing this book in 2016, when I felt … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Ades, Judah Touro Didn't Want to Be Famous, Kar-Ben, Vivien Mildenberger
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Author’s Notebook | Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life, Written by Laurie Wallmark
Wallmark, Laurie. Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life. Illus. by Katy Wu. Sterling, 2019. 48 pp., $16.95 The Whole Megillah (TWM): You’ve now published four picture book biographies. What has driven your interest in writing about female scientists? Laurie Wallmark (LW): There … Continue reading
