The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things this week: This week I watched a video about sending out one’s writing into the world, and this speaker viewed submissions as a way into the literary community. I hadn’t thought of it that way. So I’ve … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things this week: I learned yesterday that my proposed talk for the 2021 Northeast MLA Conference (virtual) about Yizkor books (town-based Holocaust memorial books) as folk objects was accepted. The talk will be based on papers I wrote … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things this week: Tikvah Fund has produced a podcast featuring literature scholar Ruth Wisse and her list of five books to read during the pandemic: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem In the Heart of … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things this week: I’ve been receiving some useful feedback about The Whole Megillah going forward. There may be some changes in 2021. As some of you already know, Miriam Udel’s new book, Honey on the Page: A Treasury … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Event Announcement: Mercer County Community College Interview with Deanie Yasner, 10/8, Noon EDT“There are so many things I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.” What happens when the lone Jewish girl in a small Mississippi town challenges the rules of segregation in the hot summer of 1953? Essie Rose Ginsberg, writer, loner, and all-time worrier … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Assignment by Liza WiemerWiemer, 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Two-in-One | Behind the Bookcase, written by Barbara Lowell, illustrated by Valentina ToroLowell, Barbara. Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place. Illustr. Valentina Toro. Kar-Ben, 2020, 40 pp., paperback $7.99. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write this book? Barbara Lowell (BL): In 2016, I visited the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
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AJL Announces 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
For More Information Contact: Rebecca Levitan, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries http://www.sydneytaylorbookawards.org sydneytaylorbookaward@jewishlibraries.org January 27, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners Announced Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were … Continue reading
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Association of Jewish Libraries Announces 2019 Sydney Taylor Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2019 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners Announced Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were announced by the Association of Jewish Libraries today in Seattle, WA at the Youth Media Awards press conference of … Continue reading
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Read and Post a Review for 2016’s Readukkah
From Heidi Rabinowitz: The Association of Jewish Libraries and the Jewish Book Council present the second annual reading challenge for Jewish readers of all ages, #Readukkah! To participate, all you have to do is read one #JewLit book and post your review to the event discussion board on … Continue reading
7 Reasons Why a Writer Should Attend the Annual Association of Jewish Libraries Conference
At the end of 2010, I was invited to apply for an open position of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. I was delighted when I was accepted. I joined a team of librarians and … Continue reading
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Report from Las Vegas | Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference, 2014
As the first-ever recipient of the Groner/Wikler Scholarship, I was financially able to attend last week’s Association of Jewish Libraries annual conference, this year held in Las Vegas. Thank you to AJL and Kar-Ben for this wonderful award! Over the … Continue reading
Flanders House Book Presentation | The War Within These Walls
I had the privilege of attending the Flanders House book presentation on The War Within These Walls, written by Aline Sax and illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki. The book received a 2014 Sydney Taylor Honor Award in the teen category. It … Continue reading
