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Author’s Notebook | Places We Left Behind by Jennifer Lang

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Barbara Krasner

Lang, Jennifer. Places We Left Behind: A Memoir-in-Miniature. Vine Leaves Press, 2023. Writing the Past (WTP): What motivated you to write this memoir, and to write it in “vignettes”?Jennifer Lang (JL): Eight years ago, halfway through my MFA at Vermont College … Continue reading →

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2024 Sydney Taylor Book Awards | Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Barbara Krasner

Honor Book in Young Adult Category: Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2023, 336 pp.) The Whole Megillah (TWM): Mazel tov on your award! I’m so delighted to get to know you better. What motivated you to … Continue reading →

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Translator’s Notebook | Joan Seliger Sidney, Soul House by Mireille Gansel

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Barbara Krasner

Gansel, Mirielle. Soul House. Trans. Joan Seliger Sidney. New York, NY: World Poetry Books, 2023. TWM: What were the challenges and satisfactions?JSS: In the four years I worked part-time on this project, I needed to be sure that my French translations were … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–January 24, 2024

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: Here’s to a happy, healthy, and productive 2024!

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Mid-Week Field Notes–January 10, 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: Here’s to a happy, healthy, and productive 2024!

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Mid-Week Field Notes–December 13, 2023

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Military Historical Fiction After months of searching, I was able to find the fashion design I submitted to Bunny Ball comics (published by Harvey Comics), published in the … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–December 6, 2023

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Military Historical Fiction Happy Hanukkah and I wish everyone safety and security in these difficult times.

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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 22, 2023

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: I’m just back from ALAN (Assembly of Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English) in Columbus, Ohio. I got to “speed date” with six tables of teachers and librarians. Also was on … Continue reading →

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Author’s Notebook | The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Barbara Krasner

Arnold, Elana K. The Blood Years. Balzer + Bray, 2023, 400 pp. Available as hardcover, paperback, and ebook. I first met Elana at Tent for Jewish children’s writers in its inaugural year at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA. … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–October 11, 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Barbara Krasner

It’s hard to focus on anything personal given the events now taking place in Israel. Prayers go to our families and friends in Israel. May they all be safe from harm. I drafted the items below before October 7. Some … Continue reading →

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