Clik here to view.
Poet’s Notebook | Joan Seliger Sidney
I first met Joan at the 2010 Jewish Children’s Writing workshop at the Highlights Foundation in Pennsylvania. I found her writing to be strong and lyrical. Turned out she’s been writing poetry for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | When History Is Personal by Mimi Schwartz
Mimi Schwartz The 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | 9 Tips on Writing Memoir–A Conversation with Lisa Romeo
Lisa Romeo Photo courtesy of Ryder S. Ziebarth The 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | All Eyes on Alexandra by Anna Levine
All 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Seven by Ellen G. Friedman
The 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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Heirs by Fran Hawthorne
The 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Searching for Lottie by Susan L. Ross
Searching for Lottie by Susan L. Ross, Holiday House, 176 pages, $17.99, available February 2019 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to write Searching for Lottie? Susan L. Ross (SLR): In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Gittel’s Journey, written by Lesléa Newman and...
Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story, written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Amy June Bates (Abrams, 2019). On sale February 5, 2019. The Whole Megillah (TWM): There are many picture books...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash, Translated by...
On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash, translated by Ellen Cassedy (Northern Illinois University Press, 2018, 192 pp., paperback, $16.95) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated you to learn Yiddish?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Hand in Hand by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum
Hand in Hand, written by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum and illustrated by Maya Shleifer, 32 pp., $17.95, Apples & Honey Press, April 2019 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Creation Colors by Ann D. Koffsky
Creation Colors by Ann D. Koffsky, 24 pp., $17.95, Apples & Honey Press, April 2019 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What was your inspiration for this story? Ann Koffsky (AK): A huge, blank wall. Really!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Martin and Anne by Nancy Churnin
Martin and Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank, written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg, Creston Books, 2019, $17.99. The Whole Megillah (TWM):...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Matzah Belowstairs, Written by Susan L. Meyer
Susan Lynn Meyer Matzah Belowstairs, written by Susan L. Meyer and illustrated by Mette Engell. Kar-Ben, 2019, 24 pp. Hardcover, $17.99; paperback, $7.99. Ebook also available. The Whole Megillah...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero by...
The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero, written by Amalia Hoffman and illustrated by Chiara Fedele, 40 pp., $17.95 (Capstone, June 2019) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Brave Princess and Me, written by Kathy Kacer
The Brave Princess and Me, written by Kathy Kacer and illustrated by Juliana Kolesova, Second Story Press, September 2019, 32 pp., $18.95. The Whole Megillah (TWM): The Brave Princess and Me might...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | Rachel’s Roses by Ferida Wolff
Ferida Wolff, Rachel’s Roses, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas. New York: Holiday House, Available August 20, 2019. 112 pages. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated you to write Rachel’s Roses? Ferida...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Book of Jeremiah by Julie Zuckerman
Zuckerman, Julie. The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories. Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53, 2019. 190 pp., $17.95. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated this collection of linked short stories? Julie...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author’s Notebook | The Challah Girl by Bracha K. Sharp
The Challah Girl by Bracha K. Sharp, illustrated by Anita Tung, Mosaica Press, 2019 The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this story? Bracha K. Sharp (BKS): At first, it was actually...
View Article