The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)
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.
Host: Heidi Rabinowitz
Sponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 333
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children
A virtual panel discussion about the abundance of Holocaust titles for kids, and alternative reading suggestions. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
01:03:19 |
Tue 01 Dec 2015
Pick a Card, Any Card
How to join the 2015 #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge, and an interview with Rabbi Goldie Milgrim about Mitzvah Cards and more. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:13:46 |
Mon 16 Nov 2015
Last of the Red Hot Mamas
An interview with Sue and Lloyd Ecker about their documentary and books on "The Outrageous Sophie Tucker." bookoflifepodcast.com
00:23:09 |
Wed 04 Nov 2015
Enchantress
An interview with Maggie Anton about the second book in her Rav Hisda's Daughter series, Enchantress. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:22:00 |
Thu 01 Oct 2015
Do the Menschy Thing
An interview with filmmaker Tiffany Shlain about The Science of Character, The Adaptable Mind, and The Making of a Mensch. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:08:51 |
Fri 04 Sep 2015
Here is the World of Leslea Newman
An interview with poet/author Leslea Newman about her round-the-year Jewish holiday picture book, Here is the World, and her other Jewish and LGBT works. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:18:10 |
Mon 03 Aug 2015
Welcome to Kutsher's
An interview with filmmaker Ian Rosenberg about his Catskills resort documentary, Welcome to Kutsher's. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:15:01 |
Mon 08 Jun 2015
Playing with Matches
An interview with author Suri Rosen about her hip and funny Orthodox Jewish novel for teens, Playing with Matches. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:13:25 |
Tue 12 May 2015
Carol Matas
The Book of Life's Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin interviews author Carol Matas. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:32:31 |
Thu 16 Apr 2015
Visible City
An interview with Tova Mirvis, author of Visible City. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:13:44 |
Wed 11 Mar 2015
The Pat Boone Fan Club
An interview from Book Expo 2014 with Sue William Silverman about her memoir, the Pat Boone Fan Club, My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew. Since I've got a big backlog of episodes waiting to be publis…
00:07:18 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Good ole Lerner/Kar-Ben!
Interviews with Lerner Publishing, and Kar-Ben Publishing (a division of Lerner) about their new Jewish books, at Book Expo 2014.Since I've got a big backlog of episodes waiting to be published, I de…
00:07:59 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Eva Wiseman
An interview from Book Expo 2014 with Eva Wiseman, author of The World Outside. Since I've got a big backlog of episodes waiting to be published, I decided to publish the remaining four Book Expo epi…
00:06:33 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Presses with Alliterative Names
Interviews from Book Expo America 2014 with Holiday House and Second Story Press, two mainstream presses that strongly support jewish publishing. Since I've got a big backlog of episodes waiting to b…
00:09:30 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Diversity in Jewish Kidlit
Sylvia Rouss, Mira Reisberg, Joni Sussman and Ann Stampler spoke at the 2014 Association of Jewish Libraries conference on a panel responding to the Pew study "A Portrait of Jewish Americans" - and i…
00:20:12 |
Tue 27 Jan 2015
The Longest Night
An interview with Laurel Snyder and Catia Chen, author and illustrator of The Longest Night, an award-winning picture book that retells the story of the Exodus from a child's point of view.
00:21:58 |
Mon 05 Jan 2015
STORM
An interview with Donna Jo Napoli about her novel STORM, which takes place on Noah's Ark. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:19:40 |
Wed 03 Dec 2014
The Nazi Hunters
An interview with author Neal Bascomb about The Nazi Hunters, which won the 2014 Sydney Taylor Book Award.
00:13:44 |
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Seminar Stories
Interviews with authors Helaine Becker and Yael Zoldan, from the Seminar on Jewish Story 2014.
00:08:16 |
Tue 04 Nov 2014
BEA14 Variety
Interviews about new Jewish titles with Charlesbridge, Image Comics, and Dundurn at Book Expo 2014.
00:10:17 |
Wed 01 Oct 2014
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