Sep 1, 2023

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/09/two-new-years.html

Happy New Year! Rosh Hashanah (which begins this year on September 15, 2023), is celebrated by Jewish folks each fall. The Lunar New Year (which will be celebrated next on February 10, 2024) is celebrated by Asian folks each spring. In the picture...

Aug 15, 2023

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/08/friends-for-lq-auction.html

We're squeezing in an extra episode this month to let you know about a special project inspired by our July 2023 interview with Arthur Levine of Levine Querido! After hearing the July interview, listeners Liza Wiemer and Debbi Lakrtiz were...

Aug 1, 2023

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-jake-show.html 

in Joshua S. Levy's middle grade novel, The Jake Show, TV-obsessed Jake sees life in terms of shows. His parents divorce is like his favorite show getting cancelled, and now he's stuck playing two roles, Yaakov for his religious mother and Jacob...

Jul 2, 2023

SHOW NOTES:  https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/07/levine-querido-and-100k-books-challenge.html

Levine Querido is an independent publishing house founded by legendary editor Arthur Levine. He left his own imprint, Arthur A. Levine Books at Scholastic after 23 years, and he started Levine Querido in 2019 to showcase...

Jun 1, 2023

SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2023/06/pride-month-special-with-aj-sass.html

It's June and that means LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the perfect time to talk to author A.J. Sass. Andrew Sass is known for writing middle grade books featuring respectful portrayals of trans and nonbinary characters, with neurodivergent...