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.
Ellin Bessner interviewed me and Dave Fleishman for her podcast, The CJN Daily. As of July 7/21, it’s now out in the world. I’m happy to share the interview about Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure. Enjoy!
https://thecjn.ca/canadas-schindler/
I’m delighted to be mentioned in a recent (June 23, 2021) article, “Twenty-First Century Jewish Women Writers in Canada”, by Dr. Catherine Caufield for the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA). The article presents a fascinating overview of the literary scene in various regions of Canada, and the Jewish women writers who reflect upon identity, culture, and heritage through various literary genres. Here’s the link: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/twenty-first-century-jewish-women-writers-in-canada
My first Q&A on a blog! Deborah Kalb was kind enough to interview me about Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure. Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3td0S65. Thanks to Deborah for asking some great questions and giving me time and room to answer them. So exciting!
