I’m the Canadian Correspondent for The Book of Life Podcast, a show about Jewish Kidlit (mostly) with forays into Jewish music, film and web. You can find the podcast at www.bookoflifepodcast.com.

Please enjoy these interviews that I recorded with (mostly Canadian) authors and illustrators for The Book of Life!

* Is Bazooka gum a Jewish food? What about a used teabag? Here’s my interview with Alana Newhouse of Tablet magazine, editor of THE 100 MOST JEWISH FOODS: A HIGHLY DEBATABLE LIST (New York: Artisan, 2019).

You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/…/the-100-most-jewish-food… where you can also find a transcript. Listen and enjoy!

*In July 2019, Heidi Rabinowitz interviewed me about A Cage Without Bars. I enjoyed talking about my novel with Heidi, an expert interviewer! https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/07/

* Interview with Anne Renaud, author of Fania’s Heart: A Birthday Card in Auschwitz, 2019

* Interview with Eva Wiseman, author of Another Me, 2017

* Interview with Carol Matas, author of Pieces of the Past: The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, 2015

* Interview with Sharon McKay, author of Enemy Territory, 2013

* Interview with Kathy Kacer, author of We Are Their Voice, 2013

* Interview with Lesley Simpson, author of A Song For My Sister, 2012

* Interview with David Bezmozgis, author of The Free World, 2011

* Interview with Rona Arato, author of Mrs. Kaputnik’s Pool Hall & Matzo Ball Emporium, 2011

* Interview with winners of the 2010 Canadian Jewish Book Awards, 2010

* Interview with Kathy Kacer, author of The Diary of Laura’s Twin, 2010

* Interview with David Sax, author of Save the Deli, 2010

* Interview with Orit Shimoni, leader of the band Little Birdie, 2009

* Interview with Aubrey Davis, author of Bagels from Benny, 2008