The Whole Megillah- Author’s Notebook | The Heirs by Fran HawthorneThe Heirs, a Novel by Fran Hawthorne, Stephen E. Austin State University Press, 2018, 234 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this novel? Fran Hawthorne (FH): As an American Jew, I knew that I was extraordinarily … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Seven by Ellen G. FriedmanThe Seven, A Family Holocaust Story by Ellen G. Friedman, Wayne State University Press, 2017, 280 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What were your greatest challenges in writing The Seven? Ellen G. Friedman (EGF): I’d like to thank you for inviting … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | All Eyes on Alexandra by Anna LevineAll Eyes on Alexandra, written by Anna Levine and illustrated by Chiara Pasqualotto. 32 pp., Kar-Ben, September 2018. The Whole Megillah (TWM): In this book, you’ve personified a family of cranes and used Abba, Ima, Savta, and Saba. How did … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Three-in-One Notebook | Resistance by Jennifer NielsenResistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Scholastic Press, 2018, 400 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write Resistance? Jennifer Nielsen (JN): I stumbled upon the story while exploring the former Jewish ghetto in Krakow. A sign on one … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook: Not Our Kind, a Novel by Kitty ZeldisNot Our Kind by Kitty Zeldis. HarperCollins, September 2018. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this book? Kitty Zeldis (KZ): This book began in the 1970s, when I was student at Vassar, although I didn’t know that the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- 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 | The Heirs by Fran Hawthorne
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