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
Never Say a Mean Word Again
Interview from Book Expo 2014 with Jacqueline Jules and Durga Yael Bernhardt, author and illustrator of the picture book Never Say a Mean Word Again. A powerful story of conflict resolution.
00:08:54 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Jo Joe
An interview with author Sally Wiener Grotta about her novel Jo Joe.
00:15:07 |
Mon 21 Jul 2014
Queen of the Jews
An interview with Judy Petsonk about her historical novel, Queen of the Jews, based on the life of Queen Salome Alexandra. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:16:56 |
Tue 03 Jun 2014
Jews in Texas
Author Debra Winegarten and oral historian Josh Parshall talk about the Jewish experience of living in Texas. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:22:24 |
Tue 06 May 2014
The Legacy of Jewish Swimmers
Karen Propp discusses her work in progress, a story of Jewish female swimming champs in Europe during WWII. The unpublished work won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:13:07 |
Thu 03 Apr 2014
The Seminar on Jewish Story
An interview with conference organizer Barbara Krasner about the Seminar on Jewish Story taking place May 18, 2014 in NYC.
00:09:18 |
Mon 17 Mar 2014
The Jewish Comix Anthology
An interview with Jewish Comix Anthology editor Steven Bergson.
00:08:48 |
Tue 25 Feb 2014
Inspiration Then and Now: Raoul Wallenberg
An interview with Louise Borden, author of His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg, winner of the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:12:30 |
Tue 11 Feb 2014
Hannah's Way
An interview with author Linda Glaser and illustrator Adam Gustavson, creators of picture book Hannah's Way which won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:24:41 |
Fri 10 Jan 2014
Canadian Interlude
The Book of Life's Canadian Correspondent, Anne Dublin, interviews author Sharon McKay, winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:21:41 |
Fri 06 Dec 2013
Laurel Snyder Redux
A conversation with Laurel Snyder, author and outside-the-box thinker in the world of Jewish kidlit.
00:25:38 |
Wed 06 Nov 2013
Rav Hisda's Daughter
An interview with Maggie Anton, author of Rav Hisda's Daughter. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:31:45 |
Wed 02 Oct 2013
Intentions
Interview with Deborah Heiligman, author of the teen novel INTENTIONS, which won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Book Award. www.bookoflifepodcast.com
00:14:52 |
Mon 09 Sep 2013
Whitman's Jewish Picture Books
The Albert Whitman Company comes out with a Jewish picture book or two almost every year. Here's a show-floor interview with Marketing Director Michelle Bayuk from ALA 2012 about two of their recent …
00:04:43 |
Fri 02 Aug 2013
Zayde Comes to Live
An interview with Sheri Sinykin, author of Zayde Comes to Live. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:13:41 |
Mon 08 Jul 2013
The Schmutzy Family
Introducing the hilarious Shabbat picture book, The Schmutzy Family by Madelyn Rosenberg! bookoflifepodcast.com
00:04:09 |
Sun 02 Jun 2013
Eugene Yelchin
Interview with Eugene Yelchin, author/illustrator of Breaking Stalin's Nose, a Newbery Honor book. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:08:38 |
Fri 10 May 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
00:09:37 |
Thu 04 Apr 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…
00:13:18 |
Thu 07 Mar 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
00:19:42 |
Tue 19 Feb 2013
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