Book of Life Podcasts
Jewish fiction
Elevating the Masses
Ligia Ravé received a doctorate in art history from the Sorbonne and moved to the United States in 1982. Elevating the Masses is an excerpt from her novel, Hanah’s Paradise published by New Door Books in 2009.
Sydney Taylor Book Award and National Jewish Book Award winners
Mazal Tov to the winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Awards and the National Jewish Book Awards
Tea with Lena
Katherine Sand is a nice Jewish girl from North London transplanted – somewhat improbably – to the Rocky Mountains.
The Lost Rabbi
Canadian fiction writer, poet, and playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island. He has published nine short story collections, a poetry collection, and two novels.
The Stars Outside
Janice Weizman was born in Toronto in 1964 and immigrated to Israel at the age of 19. In 2007, she completed her MFA in Creative Writing at Bar Ilan University.
Salt
On the day that Jake Asher realized he was the last Jew in Loweville, he was sitting with his girlfriend, Sandra, in the fourth row of the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church…
Barbara Bietz
Barbara Bietz, author of Like a Maccabee talks about her inspiration, the Jewish children’s literature market, and her prestigious new appointment.
