MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: January, 2006 For more information contact: Heidi Estrin Podcast Host, The Book of Life www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PODCASTING THE SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNERS "The Book of Life: A Show About Jewish People and the Books We Read" has posted its second episode online. The podcast includes interviews with the 2006 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children's literature, which were recently announced by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Sarah Darer Littman, author of Confessions of a Closet Catholic, speaks about her oddly-named Jewish novel, which is the award winner in the Older Readers Category. Erica Silverman and Mordicai Gerstein, author and illustrator of Sholom's Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer discuss the challenges or creating their picture book biography, which is the award winner in the Younger Readers Category. The show also features an interview with Andy Rubin, founder of the Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, and thoughts on the importance of reading from prominent Jewish educator Dorothy Herman. The podcast is produced by Heidi Estrin, synagogue librarian at Congregation B'nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida, who is also the outgoing Chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee. The monthly show features author interviews, reviews of books, music, and film, and comments from real Jewish readers about how reading has affected their lives. The podcast may be heard at www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com, and may also be subscribed to via iTunes. # # # Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
