I recently made a foray into the Land of Self-Publishing, and came out relatively unscathed. My historical novel, Written on the Wind (HodgePog Books, 2001), which was out of print, is now available as a Kindle e-book on Amazon. Written on the Wind tells the story of eight-year-old twins, Sarah and Michael, who are caught up in the devastating events in Toronto 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit an unprepared city.
The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features me, talking about my middle grade historical novel A Cage Without Bars. This book brings to light the little-known history of Jewish children kidnapped into slavery after the expulsion from Spain in 1492. With family separation on our minds, this history is disturbingly timely.
You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-cage-without-bars.html, where you can also find a link to the written transcript. Please share with your friends and colleagues!
My interview with Anne Renaud about her Holocaust book, Fania’s Heart, was posted on March 11, 2019 on the Book of Life website. https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/03/fanias-heart-birthday-card-in-auschwitz.html. It’s the true story of a heart-shaped birthday card created in Auschwitz at great personal risk by women prisoners for the 20th birthday of fellow prisoner, Fania Landau Fainter. The card was made from scraps of fabric, stolen materials, and glue made out of bread and water, The real heart is now in the Montreal Holocaust Museum, and it’s one of the few surviving objects created by prisoners of Auschwitz. Fania’s Heart won the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Award (Youth literature). It’s aimed at readers ages 8 to 12.
I’ll be giving a talk about “The Bricha: The Jewish Underground Railroad” on Mon. Nov. 5, 7.30 p.m. at the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, Lipa Green Building, 4600 Bathurst Street, Toronto.
The Hebrew word “bricha” means “flight” or “escape”. The Bricha was the illegal underground organization in post-World War II Europe that helped Jewish Holocaust survivors escape to DP camps in Germany, Austria, or Italy, and ultimately to Palestine. I’ll speak about the history of the Bricha, the often harrowing journeys of the refugees, and the final dismantling of the organization in 1948 when the State of Israel was established. This program is part of Holocaust Education Week 2018.
I hope you’ll attend this presentation about a little-known aspect of the Holocaust.
of my latest historical novel for young people–A Cage Without Bars (Second Story Press)! On Sun. Nov. 5, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nana aba Duncan on CBC’s “Fresh Air”. We spoke about my talk on Nov. 8/17 for Holocaust Education Week: “Why Should Young People Read Holocaust Literature, Anyway?”, about my parents’ experiences during the Holocaust, and my new book, “A Cage Without Bars” (Second Story Press, Autumn 2018). Here’s the link to the interview: https://soundcloud.com/…/anne-dublin-on-why-young-people-sh…. Enjoy! (Used with permission)
At the AJL Conference in New York City in June 2017, I was delighted to meet Michelle Edwards. She’s an author and knitter extraordinaire, who won the Sydney Taylor (silver) award for her picture book, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman (Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2016) . We had time for a chat about writing and knitting. What fun! Here’s a photo of us both. 
I’m delighted to announce that 44 Hours or Strike! will receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award (Youth Literature). http://www.cjlawards.ca/
The awards ceremony will take place on Sun. Oct. 30, 2 p.m. at York University. The event is free but you have to register to get tickets:
The other award winners are:
Fiction: Sigal Samuel, for The Mystics of Mile End (Freehand Books).
Scholarship: Sarah Phillips Casteel, for Calypso Jews: Jewishness in the Caribbean Literary Imagination (Columbia University Press).
Biography/Memoir: Howard Akler, for Men of Action (Coach House Press).
History: Michael Marrus, for Lessons of the Holocaust (University of Toronto Press)
Children and Youth Fiction: Anne Dublin, for 44 Hours or Strike! (Second Story Press)
Holocaust Literature: Agata Tuszyńska, for A Family History of Fear (Knopf Canada)
Yiddish: Helen Mintz, for Vilna, My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz (Syracuse University Press).
Jewish Thought and Culture: Julia Creet, Sara R. Horowitz and Amira Bojadzija-Dan, for H.G. Adler: Life, Literature, Legacy (Northwestern University Press).
The launch of my newest book, 44 Hours or Strike, will be on Sun. Oct. 25, 2.30 p.m., at the Steelworkers’ Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto (near College & Spadina). We’ll sing
union songs, eat Depression-era pastries, and share stories about the ILGWU and the
needle trades in Toronto. All are welcome. Lots of parking behind the building or easy access with the TTC. 
I was pleased to participate in the first Authors for Indies (that’s Independent Bookstores) Day in Canada on Sat. May 2, 2015. I decided to go to the wonderful Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore in the Beach area of Toronto. I had a great time talking to the helpful, knowledgeable staff there and to some fellow authors like Dan Bar-El. What a great way to encourage readers, young and old, to visit and buy books at their local bookstores!![11200624_10152688802697038_7349377516213711780_n[1]](https://annedublin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11200624_10152688802697038_7349377516213711780_n1.jpg)