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The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)

Heidi Rabinowitz

The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005. Host: Heidi Rabinowitz Sponsors: Feldman Children"s Library at Congregation B"nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries

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26:21

Blog Action Day: Poverty

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/10/15

The Book of Life's Blog Action Day episode features Blog Action co-founder Cyan Ta'eed, and authors Aubrey Davis (Bagels from Benny) and Eric Kimmel (The Mysterious Guests), discussing themes of poverty and generosity. See blogactionday.org for info about this worldwide event. www.bookoflifepodcast.com bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com

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13:41

O Canada

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/10/02

Meet The Book of Life's new Canadian Correspondent, author & librarian Anne Dublin! Anne introduces us to her Toronto writers' group as they discuss the Jewish elements of their work. Check out Anne's website at annedublin.ca. www.bookoflifepodcast.com bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com

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34:46

Laughing with God

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/09/02

The Book of Life's 2008 High Holidays Special! We speak to Jacqueline Jules, author of the picture book Sarah Laughs, and to Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, author of the self-help book We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted. Then we ask graphologist Arlyn Imberman to analyze the handwriting of these two authors as well as Book of Life Host, Heidi Estrin, to help us get into a self-reflective mode for the Jewish New Year. www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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23:46

2 Jews, 3 Opinions

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/08/08

In this episode of The Book of Life, we talk to 2 Jews and get way more than 3 opinions. These two conversations are the last of the material recorded at Book Expo 2008. Smart, articulate women Kathy Bloomfield (a Jew by choice) and Laurel Snyder (a product and practitioner of interfaith marriage) explore Jewish identity and how it affects our reading and our writing. Please visit www.bookoflifepodcast.com to vote on our format: should our podcast have short single-interview episodes, or should we

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16:40

Book Expo, Part 4: The Holocaust

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/07/22

In Part 4 of The Book of Life's series from the Book Expo America conference, we hear about new and forthcoming titles on the Holocaust for adults and youth. Before closing, we'll cleanse our palates with a non-Holocaust-related interview, one that was mistakenly left out of Part 3 (Jewish Literature for Adults). Please take the survey at bookoflifepodcast.com: Do you prefer the current format of a half-hour show with several interviews, or would you like shorter single-interview episodes? Thanks

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16:25

Book Expo, Part 3

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/07/07

The Book of Life's coverage of Jewish books at the 2008 Book Expo America conference in Los Angeles. In this third segment of the series, we look at Judaic books for adults. www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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17:44

Book Expo, Part 2: Jewish Kids/Teen Books

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/06/17

Interviews recorded at Book Expo America 2008, covering Jewish books for older kids and teens.

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17:33

Brand Spanking New, Part 1: Jewish Picture Books

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/06/06

What's new in Jewish picture books? Follow Book of Life host Heidi Estrin around the 2008 Book Expo America conference to listen in on publishers talking about their new and forthcoming titles!

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04:37

See You at Book Expo!

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/05/20

Book of Life host Heidi Estrin will be attending Book Expo America 2008 in Los Angeles, to record material for the podcast and to promote the Sydney Taylor Book Award. If YOU will be at Book Expo, drop her a line at bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com! (If you meet up, she'll give you a shiny gold Sydney Taylor Book Award lapel pin!) The Book of Life www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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25:59

Israel @ 60

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/05/01

The Book of Life celebrates Israel's 60th birthday with a musical extravaganza! 1) Composer Yuval Ron talks about the music he created for the Oscar-winning short film West Bank Story. 2) Fran Manushkin discusses her book Come, Let Us Be Joyful: The Story of Hava Nagila 3) We learn about the 60 @ 60 concert tour with music promoter Michael Dorf, who tells us about the best in new Israeli pop music Links to more info on the artists featured in this episode can be seen at www.bookoflifepodcast.com

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25:42

Passover Internationale

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/04/02

The Book of Life takes you on a virtual trip around the world for Passover! 1) Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks discusses People of the Book, her fictional history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. 2) Basya Schechter talks about her band Pharoah's Daughter, which mixes world music and psychedelic rock with Middle Eastern sounds. 3) Author Ilana Kurshan describes her compilation of translations, Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? The Four Questions Around the World. Bonus: Even

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22:52

The One with the Mezuzahs

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/03/02

The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read! In this episode we hear from Amy Meltzer, author of Mezuzah on the Door, and from Sarah Gershman & Kristina Swarner, author & illustrator of The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book. Authors Eric Kimmel and Maggie Anton chime in with their own mezuzah memories.

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51:40

Funny, That Book Doesn't Look Jewish

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/02/11

The Book of Life hosted a live, call-in show on February 7, 2008 with special guest Pamela Ehrenberg, author of Ethan, Suspended. Our discussion topic was "what makes a book Jewish?" This recording of the call-in show has been edited for clarity and sound quality, but is essentially the same show heard by those who listened live on the big day. Many of those who called in are well-known as authors or bloggers, and links to their accomplishments may be found at www.bookoflifepodcast.com.

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03:37

Bells & Whistles: How to Call In, Live

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/01/18

In this special "Bells & Whistles" edition of The Book of Life, host Heidi Estrin gives instructions for accessing the live Book of Life call-in show being held on Thursday, February 7, 2008, 3-4pm EST. These same instructions are available in written form at www.bookoflifepodcast.com. The theme of the February 7 program is "Funny, That Book Doesn't Look Jewish" and our guest will be Pamela Ehrenberg, author of the middle-grade novel Ethan, Suspended. We'll take calls about Ethan, Suspended, and

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27:15

Empowerment for the New Year

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2008/01/08

The Book of Life, a show about Jewish books, music, film and web! This January 2008 episode offers themes of empowerment with these interviews: 1) Raz Godelnik, founder of Eco-Libris, where you can plant a book for each book you read 2) Chana Rothman, whose debut album "We Can Rise" displays her female fronted earthy groove 3) Linda Silver, creator of The Jewish Values Finder, a database and book identifying values in Jewish children's books 4) Rachel Kamin, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award

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39:54

Meet Markus!

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2007/12/12

Markus Zusak speaks! A live, unedited presentation recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida with the author of The Book Thief. This extra December 2007 episode of The Book of Life podcast is a Hanukkah present for all you listeners, along with our new embeddable podcast player. Visit www.bookoflifepodcast.com and click on the "Put my show on your site" button to embed The Book of Life player on your own web site, blog, or social network! Happy Hanukkah!

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28:23

Hooray for Hanukkah!

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2007/12/02

Happy Hanukkah, and Happy 2nd anniversary to The Book of Life! On this episode, we meet: 1) Illustrator Ann Koffsky to learn about her snowflake Jerusalem of Peace, created for Robert's Snow for Cancer's Cure; 2) Author Sarah Lamstein & illustrator Neil Waldman, creators of Letter on the Wind: A Chanukah Tale; 3) Kenny Ellis, cantor and performer who created the CD Hanukkah Swings; and 4) Barbara Bietz, author of the chapter book Like a Maccabee. Links to more info on all these people and their work

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16:27

Thanksgiving Shout-Out Special

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2007/11/14

The Book of Life's Thanksgiving Shout-Out Special is a bonus episode for November 2007! Includes interviews with musician Todd Herzog and illustrator Maryann Kovalski, as well as shout-outs to many listeners who have written in to the show, and info about the Blogathon at the Feldman Library (home base of The Book of Life).

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18:34

Old Radio and New Media

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2007/11/04

The Book of Life is a monthly podcast about Jewish books, music, film and web at www.bookoflifepodcast.com. In this episode we celebrate traditional radio and the new media revolution of podcasting and blogging that was born from it. We interview Harold Augenbraum, director of the National Book Foundation, about the Foundation's choice of Terry Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air, for this 2007 Literarian Award. We talk to David & Susan Siegel about the history of Jews in radio. They are the authors of

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27:07

Catch Me a Classic!

The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly) ·

2007/10/02

The Book of Life: a show about Jewish people and the books we read! This episode celebrates classic Jewish children's books. The All-of-a-Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor represent with an interview with Sydney's daughter, Jo Taylor Marshall. Author Michelle Edwards tells us about her picture book, Chicken Man. We discuss The Rabbi and the 29 Witches by Marilyn Hirsh with editor Margery Cuyler, librarian Tasha Bergson-Michaelson, and some enthusiastic kids. And we introduce the Feldman Library

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