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
Podcasters Across Borders: Connie Crosby
Connie Crosby was one of the very interesting people I met at Podcasters Across Borders. We talked about the session she gave on The Shanachies. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:06:11 |
Tue 20 Oct 2009
Running for My Life
Ann Gonzales, author of Running For My Life, talks about her mother's mental illness, her own PTSD, and her writing. Ann put in the winning bid for a Book of Life interview in the Bridget Zinn auctio…
00:15:36 |
Mon 05 Oct 2009
Jacqueline Dembar Greene, In Full
When I first attempted to post this interview, the audio got cut off halfway through. Here, with my apologies, is the full episode. Jacqueline Dembar Greene talks about the Jewish character she creat…
00:31:41 |
Mon 21 Sep 2009
Jacqueline Dembar Greene
An interview with Jacqueline Dembar Greene, author of the American Girl series on Rebecca Rubin, and the picture book The Secret Shofar of Barcelona. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:24:11 |
Fri 18 Sep 2009
ForWords Is Back!
ForWords, Kathy Bloomfield's beloved Jewish book fair company, relaunches in a new format on 09/09/09! We've missed Kathy! Here she is to tell us about the new ForWords. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:09:56 |
Wed 09 Sep 2009
New Year at the Pier, Take Two
When I uploaded my interview with April Halprin Wayland, author of New Year at the Pier, I didn't realize that the end of the interview had been cut off! Here is the complete interview, with my apolo…
00:09:16 |
Fri 04 Sep 2009
New Year at the Pier
Author April Halperin Wayland talks about her Rosh Hashanah picture book, New Year at the Pier. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:09:21 |
Tue 01 Sep 2009
Why Be Social? Part 4, Create-Consume-Contribute
Why be social? To add a Jewish point of view to the social media landscape! Blogger and podcaster Mark Blevis joins Heidi to talk about what it means to participate in life online. bookoflifepodcast.…
00:20:11 |
Wed 19 Aug 2009
Why Be Social? Part 3, Suggestions
Why Be Social? To add a Jewish point of view to the social media landscape! Alx Block of the Jewish Publication Society weighs in with a list of Jewish-content blogs and podcasts. bookoflifepodcast.c…
00:18:56 |
Wed 19 Aug 2009
Why Be Social? Part 2, Definitions
Why be social? To add a Jewish point of view to the social media landscape! Attendees at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention come up with their own definitions of "blog" and "podcast." boo…
00:10:11 |
Wed 19 Aug 2009
Why Be Social? Part 1, Philosophy
Why Be Social? To add a Jewish point of view to the social media landscape! Part 1 in the Why Be Social series considers the philosophical aspects of technology in our lives, during a breakfast chat …
00:27:56 |
Wed 19 Aug 2009
Book Expo: Jewish Books for Kids
Interviews with publishers and authors, from the show floor at Book Expo America 2009. This episode highlights Jewish books for kids and teens. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:40:41 |
Wed 05 Aug 2009
Book Expo: Jewish Authors Etc.
More interviews from Book Expo America 2009, this time with authors who've written Jewish books for adults. Plus, we find the Jewish angle on the National Book Award and the Books on the Nightstand b…
00:28:08 |
Mon 27 Jul 2009
Book Expo: Jewish Titles for Adults
Interviews from the show floor at Book Expo America 2009. We ask publishers to tell us about their new Jewish interest books for adults. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:23:31 |
Mon 13 Jul 2009
Mark Blevis, Kidlit Podcaster
Mark Blevis, podcasting guru and kidlit fan, took a moment from running the Podcasters Across Borders conference to talk about his upcoming gig at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention, and …
00:16:22 |
Fri 26 Jun 2009
Book Expo: Jewish Publishers
Interviews from the show floor at Book Expo America 2009. In the spotlight: Jewish presses. bookoflifepodcast.com
00:15:01 |
Mon 22 Jun 2009
The Red Leather Diary, Part 1
The Book of Life recorded Lily Koppel, author of The Red Leather Diary, as she gave this talk at Aston Gardens Senior Living Center in Parkland, Florida in spring, 2009.
00:43:12 |
Tue 02 Jun 2009
Mitzvah Time: The Bridget Zinn Auction
The Bridget Zinn Auction is a fundraiser for a fellow kidlit librarian/author who has cancer. The Book of Life has donated an audio interview to the auction. Please bid on all items at bridgetzinnauc…
00:09:01 |
Thu 07 May 2009
Sing, Little Birdie
The Book of Life's Canadian Correspondent, Anne Dublin, interviews Montreal musician Orit Shimoni of Little Birdie. bookoflifepodcast.com twitter.com/bookoflifepod [email protected]
00:17:33 |
Sun 03 May 2009
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