The Whole Megillah- August 2018 Jewish Book CarnivalThe Whole Megillah is pleased to once again host the monthly Jewish Book Carnival! Here are this month’s links: At Life Is Like a Library, Chava Pinchuck looks at some books that are appropriate for the month of Elul, a time … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- TidbitsThe New Yorker Article about Children’s Holocaust Books Folks have been buzzing about Ruth Franklin’s New Yorker article, “Transported.” You can read it here. You can also access information about children’s Holocaust books published in the United States and Canada … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Poet’s Notebook | Because I Cannot Leave This Body by Carol V. DavisThe Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired this collection? Carol Davis (CD): I don’t ever think in terms of a collection before I put it together so I can’t say there was a specific inspiration for the collection as a whole, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Guest Post by Barbara Bietz | Report on 2018 Tent–Jewish Children’s LiteratureI recently returned from a week at the Yiddish Book Center as a participant in the TENT program for children’s writers and illustrators. This incredible program, sponsored by PJ Library, was a journey of soulful explorations, academic discussions, and emotion-filled … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | Irving Berlin by Nancy ChurninIrving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by James Rey Sanchez (Creston Books, 2018) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write about Irving Berlin? Nancy Churnin (NC): I love Irving Berlin’s music … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | 9 Tips on Writing Memoir–A Conversation with Lisa RomeoThe Whole Megillah caught up with busy author and teacher Lisa Romeo last month at a coffee shop in northern New Jersey. I asked her for her top tips in writing memoir. Here are the results of our conversation, fresh … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | When History Is Personal by Mimi SchwartzThe Whole Megillah (TWM): What has led you to write memoir? What are the greatest challenges and the greatest satisfactions? Mimi Schwartz (MS): I had been writing fiction and poetry until we spent a year in Israel in 1972-73. There I … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- On My Night Stand | The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondoYes, I know this is not a craft book or a work of literature, and there’s no Jewish content here. But I present these two books here in the interest of spring cleaning and renewal. I’d heard about Marie Kondo … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | When We Were Shadows by Janet WeesThe Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write this book? Janet Wees (JW): When I visited the memorial site of The Hidden Village in the mid-2000s, it affected me more than other sites I’d seen; it gave me a … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- On My Night Stand | The Seven by Ellen FriedmanI attended a session at the Princeton Public Library three weeks ago about writing the memories of others. The speaker, professor and memoirist Ellen G. Friedman, shared her family’s story: seven of her family members escaped east into the Soviet … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- August 2018 Jewish Book Carnival
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