The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 30, 2022Some very quick things: Happy Writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 47–Step on a CrackThis week calls for writing about superstitions. Don’t walk under a ladder. Beware the path of the black cat. Don’t step on a crack in the sidewalk or you’ll break your mother’s back. Be careful with praise. I wrote about … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 23, 2022Some very quick things: Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate, and happy writing to all!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 45 & 46–The Hardest Thing & FailureI challenged my Writing the Past workshop on these two prompts: What secrets did your family keep and write about a failure. I could say my family never talked about the Holocaust, although my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 16, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 44–Reunions, Weddings, and FuneralsThis week’s prompt calls for writing about family gatherings. I chose to write about the Krasner family reunion that I organized early in my family history journey. We held it in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, in August 1990. It was … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 2, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 42 and 43–The One Who Wronged You and Religious SpaceI procrastinated on The One Who Wronged You. I didn’t want to crawl back into the cave. And indeed, writing about the person who I believed wronged me in letter form just got me riled up all over again. My … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 26, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 19, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 30, 2022
Category Archives: Editors
Editor’s Notebook | Lili Rosenstreich about Kalaniot Books
The Whole Megillah (TWM): Tell us about Kalaniot Books. How, when, and why was it founded? Lili Rosenstreich (LR): After a lifetime of work in the mainstream book world, my partner (in life as well as business), Mitchel Weiss and … Continue reading
Two-in-One Editor’s Notebook | Dena Neusner and Ann Koffsky of Apples & Honey Press
The Whole Megillah (TWM): What was the impetus behind launching the new Apples & Honey Press imprint? Dena Neusner (DN): As you know, Apples & Honey Press is a partnership between Behrman House and Jerusalem-based Gefen Publishing. Our mission at Behrman … Continue reading
Jewish Fiction Editors Speak Out | A Cyber Roundtable
About our panelists: Yona Zeldis is the author of six novels for adults, including You Were Meant for Me, which came out from New American Library/Penguin in October, 2014. She is also the author of 25 books for children and is … Continue reading
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Tagged fig tree press, Jewish fiction, jewish fiction editors, jewishfiction.net, lilith, michelle kaplan, Nora Gold, yona zeldis
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Editor’s Notebook: Morri Mostow, Fictive Press
The Whole Megillah (TWM): What is your business model? Morri Mostow (MM): Like any venture still in its infancy, Fictive Press is still somewhat fluid in terms of its business model as we discover what works and what doesn’t. As … Continue reading
Two-in-One-Notebook-Special | Schools of Hope Author Norman H. Finkelstein and Editor Carolyn P. Yoder
Today The Whole Megillah poses questions to author Norman H. Finkelstein and Calkins Creek editor Carolyn P. Yoder about their new book, Schools of Hope. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Thanks, Norman and Carolyn, for participating in today’s interviews. Norman, let’s start … Continue reading
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Tagged Calkins Creek, Carolyn Yoder, julius rosenwald, Norman H. Finkelstein, schools of hope
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Four-in-One Notebook Special: A Conversation with Capstone Editors and Authors
Capstone develops nonfiction titles for the school and library market. Here The Whole Megillah presents a dialogue with the editors and authors of two titles, A World War II Timeline and Hitler in Paris, which carry Jewish themes. Title: A … Continue reading
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Tagged capstone, catherine neitge, don nardo, elizabeth raum, hitler in paris, kristen mohn, world war II timeline
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Editor’s Notebook | Michelle Caplan, Editor-in-Chief, Fig Tree Books
The Whole Megillah (TWM): What is Fig Tree Books and what is your specific role? Michelle Caplan (MC): Fig Tree Books is a new literary publishing house founded by Fredric Price, a successful entrepreneur in the orphan drug industry who wants … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish experience, fig tree books, Jewish fiction, michelle caplan
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Guest Post |Fiction Author and Editor Nora Gold
Next week I will be speaking at the Seminar on the Jewish Story about how being the editor of the online literary journal Jewish Fiction .net affects me as a writer, and vice versa. I look forward to discussing this at the … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Editors, Writers Conferences
Tagged fields of exile, Jewish fiction, jewishfiction.net, Nora Gold, seminar on jewish story
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Poet’s Notebook | Blue Lyra Review Poetry Editor M. E. Silverman
About M.E. Silverman M. E. Silverman is editor and founder of Blue Lyra Review and Review Editor of Museum of Americana. He is on the board of 32 Poems. His chapbook, The Breath before Birds Fly (ELJ Press, 2013), is available. His poems have appeared in more than … Continue reading
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Tagged blue lyra review, Jewish poetry, m.e. silverman, matthew silverman
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