The launch of my new collective biography, She’s a Mensch! : Ten Amazing Jewish Women, will take place on Mon. May 15, 7 p.m. EDT, at Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto.
This will be a hybrid event but you have to register in advance. To register and for more information, go to: She’s a Mensch! Ten amazing Jewish women – Holy Blossom Temple.
I hope to see you there!
I talked about my new book, She’s a Mensch! : Ten Amazing Jewish Women. I was honoured to join these other panelists:On December 12, 2022, I was honoured to be included in the AJL’s (Association of Jewish Libraries) KidLit Authors Showcase, where I talked about She’s a Mensch! : Ten Amazing Jewish Women. It was wonderful to see how connections were made between books and people. Thank you to all the organizers and participants for a fascinating look into new Jewish children’s books, and for the authors’ grace, passion, and support.
I was delighted to be interviewed last week by Rob Pizzo, CBC sports journalist. He’s telling unknown stories about some of Canada’s greatest athletes, like Donovan Bailey (sprinter) and Victor Davis (swimmer). It was wonderful to recall the work I did on my book, Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything. Here’s the link to the program about Bobbie and The Matchless Six: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2051098691600
My essay, “A Writer’s Journey”, part of “Reflections from the Field” was published in the December 2021 issue of Religious Studies and Theology. This special issue focused on Canadian Jewish women writers. This journal is published in Sheffield, UK: Religious Studies and Theology (equinoxpub.com). Thanks to Prof. Catherine Caufield for her continuing research in this often-ignored field of study.
On November 9, 2021, I was delighted to talk about Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure in the AJL Authors Showcase! We presented our books for young people, and what a wonderful variety there was: fiction and non-fiction; picture books, middle-grade books, and YA books. I’m looking forward to reading many of the books mentioned last night. Thanks to Heidi Rabinowitz and Ellen Drucker-Albert for organizing this terrific event, and Sylvie Shaffer for her warm and intelligent moderating!
I’m thrilled to announce that Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure (Second Story Press) is now available as an audiobook wherever you buy (or borrow) audiobooks. And how amazing it was to hear someone put a “voice” to characters I had only previously imagined! Happy listening!
I’m pleased to share the YouTube interview that Ellin Bessner did with me and Dave Fleishman about Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure. It was a delight to discuss how I researched and wrote this historical novel as well as the “back story” about Morris Saxe. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqm8Dpz7q8E
I hope you’ll enjoy watching this video. Please tell friends and colleagues who might be interested.
