The Whole Megillah- 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final StopYou’ve now come to the final stop along the 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2020 … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things: I had grand plans to work on my genealogical memoir by taking a Creative Nonfiction advanced memoir class. But that was before the semester started. I just can’t get into my personal writing space at the moment … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History by Annette GendlerGendler, Annette. How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History. 2019, $8.95 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted your interest in your own family’s history? Annette Gendler (AG): Two things: When I fell in love with a Jewish man in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- AJL Announces 2020 Sydney Taylor Book AwardsFor More Information Contact: Rebecca Levitan, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries 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 →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | Crushing the Red Flowers by Jennifer Voigt KaplanKaplan, Jennifer Voigt. Crushing the Red Flowers. Ig Publishing, 2019. 308 pp., $12.95 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write Crushing the Red Flowers? Jennifer Voight Kaplan (JVK): Crushing the Red Flowers is a middle-grade story set in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things: The Jewish Book Council has just announced its 2019 winners. I agree with some choices, like Michael Dobbs’s Unwanted and, of course, Lesléa Newman’s Gittel’s Journey. But another book that won I thought lacked any authenticity. Sigh. … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Two-in-One Author’s Notebook | Essie’s Revelation Summer by Deanie Yasner with Publisher Nancy SayreYasner, Deanie. Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer. Golden Alley Press, 2019, 241 pp. $8.99. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Essie Rose’s Revelation Summer captures so many historical (and emotional) details. How much of those came from your memory vs. research? How much … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things: I received two invitations to teach: One to teach undergrad Intro to Creative Writing and one to teach undergrad Literature of the Holocaust at two different universities. Problem: They were both for Tuesday/Thursday at 2 pm when … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Writing ChaiWith today’s post, I am starting a new The Whole Megillah feature: Writing Chai. This ad hoc feature will focus on the writing life, craft books, courses, the struggles, the triumphs. I look forward to your participation! I am interested … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesHappy New Year, everyone! Today is the first day of a new year and a new decade. Three quick things: Every December I assess my year-end accomplishments and set long- and short-term goals for the coming year(s). A tool I … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
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Mid-Week Notes
Three quick things: The Jewish Book Council has just announced its 2019 winners. I agree with some choices, like Michael Dobbs’s Unwanted and, of course, Lesléa Newman’s Gittel’s Journey. But another book that won I thought lacked any authenticity. Sigh. … Continue reading
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
June 2016 Jewish Book Carnival
The Whole Megillah is pleased to once again host the monthly Jewish Book Carnival! Here are this month’s links: From Shiloh Musings, Batya Medad reviews Witness to History by Sybil Kaplan. Medad calls it an amazing book of modern Israeli history … Continue reading
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January 2015 Jewish Book Carnival
The Whole Megillah is pleased to once again host the monthly Jewish Book Carnival! Here are this month’s links: The Fig Tree Books blog reflects on diversity within American Jewish literature. On My Machberet, Erika Dreifus looks back on her year in Jewish books. … Continue reading
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Tagged anita diamant, bagels books and schmooze, batya medad, Book of Life, dark mirror, deborah kalb, enchantress, Erika Dreifus, fig tree books, Heidi Estrin, Jewish Book Carnival, Jewish Book Council, Jewish book reviews, lizzie skirnick books, maggie anton, My Machberet, Prosen People, sara lipton, shilo musings, the best chapter, the boston girl, The Whole Megillah
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April 2014 Jewish Book Carnival
The Whole Megillah once again hosts the monthly Jewish Book Carnival! Here are this month’s links: On My Machberet, Erika Dreifus hosts Molly Antopol, author of the story collection The UnAmericans, for a Q&A. On the Jewish Book Council’s “The Prosen People,” … Continue reading
Fourteenth Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Conference
Registration is now open for the Fourteenth Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Conference! Where: Jewish Book Council, 520 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC When: Sunday, November 18 This conference is a staple for Jewish children’s writers. For more … Continue reading
2011 National Jewish Book Awards
This week the Jewish Book Council announced the winners of the 2011 National Jewish Book Awards. Children’s books received recognition in two categories: Louis Posner Memorial Award for Illustrated Children’s Books Children’s and Young Adult Literature Mazel tov to the … Continue reading
