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
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 13, 2021
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
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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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