The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

By Heidi RabinowitzReligion & Spirituality Arts Books Judaism

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) episodes

April 04, 2013 The Sophie Brody Award
Interview with Emily Bergman, member of the Sophie Brody Award committee. The award is presented for Jewish literature by RUSA, an arm of ALA. bookoflifepodcast.com
10 min
March 07, 2013 Hava Nagila: The Movie
Filmmaker Roberta Grossman offered a work-in-progress screening of her documentary on Hava Nagila at the Association of Jewish Libraries 2012 conference. Here we have her introductory remarks and the Q&A that followed the screening. bookoflifepodcast.com
14 min
February 19, 2013 We Are Their Voice
The Book of Life's Canadian correspondent, Anne Dublin, interviews author Kathy Kacer about the compilation of children's responses to the Holocaust entitled We Are Their Voice. bookoflifepodcast.com
20 min
January 24, 2013 Announcing the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
A chat with Aimee Lurie, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee, about the 2013 winners, the best Jewish children's and teen books of the year.
13 min
January 14, 2013 McFarland: Goyish Name, Jewish Books
McFarland Publishing offers a wide selection of Jewish titles. A show-floor interview from ALA. bookoflifepodcast.com
9 min
December 02, 2012 Rubin & Sharenow: 2012 Sydney Taylor Winners
A joint interview with Susan Goldman Rubin (Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein) and Rob Sharenow (The Berlin Boxing Club), winners of the 2012 Sydney Taylor Book Award. bookoflifepodcast.com
17 min
October 03, 2012 A Song for My Sister
The Book of Life's Canadian correspondant, Anne Dublin, speaks live with author Lesley Simpson before the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto. bookoflifepodcast.com
20 min
September 13, 2012 Looking For Me in this Great Big Family
Interview with Betsy Rosenthal, author of Looking For Me in this Great Big Family. bookoflifepodcast.com
8 min
July 11, 2012 Reuven Firestone: Jews and Muslims
A live interview with Dr. Reuven Firestone, recorded at the 2012 Association of Jewish Libraries conference. Please see show notes at bookoflifepodcast.com for links to more information about this guest and his work.
6 min
May 09, 2012 Marc Tyler Nobleman: Biographer of Underdogs
An interview with Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman, and other untold stories about underdog heroes. bookoflifepodcast.com
29 min

About The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

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The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005.