Dear Safranim, In honor of The Book of Life's 20th anniversary AND in honor of Jewish Book Month's 100th anniversary, I've reposted a Jewish Book Month archival podcast episode from 2006. It feels like a real snapshot of times past!
There were four guests on this 2006 episode: - Howard Schwartz, author of the picture book Before You Were Born, which had just won the (now defunct) Koret Award - Carolyn Starman Hessel, then-director of the Jewish Book Council, talking about the history of Jewish Book Month; her nickname was "the Jewish Oprah" - Esme Raji Codell, author of the middle grade novel Vive la Paris, which at the time I didn't fully consider a Jewish book because its protagonist wasn't Jewish - my views have expanded since then! - David Levithan, author of the YA novel Wide Awake, still so relevant that it was revamped and reissued in 2024 as Wide Awake Now You can hear the episode and see the show notes on my blog at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-throwback-jewish-book-month.html__;!!KGKeukY!xxmwIwKHJU9O3prMryCklA-X9StcRmn25oqokOt0GczXrAqgzxxeRtQ8R8QQmW530d5xDuQWPNUYvOtU0UdEK3n207Z1mk__vmjF-6bWy14$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-throwback-jewish-book-month.html__;!!KGKeukY!xxmwIwKHJU9O3prMryCklA-X9StcRmn25oqokOt0GczXrAqgzxxeRtQ8R8QQmW530d5xDuQWPNUYvOtU0UdEK3n207Z1mk__vmjF-6bWy14$ > If you go to my podcast newsletter on Substack, you'll get the episode plus extra content (news and calls to action): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookoflifepodcast.substack.com/p/podcast-november-throwback-jewish__;!!KGKeukY!xxmwIwKHJU9O3prMryCklA-X9StcRmn25oqokOt0GczXrAqgzxxeRtQ8R8QQmW530d5xDuQWPNUYvOtU0UdEK3n207Z1mk__vmjFZ-vU98A$ I hope you'll subscribe to the Substack, to receive new episodes and transcripts right in your inbox! FYI, during Jewish Book Month I'm participating in the Jewish Book Council's “Share Your Shelf, Share Your Story” project, sharing a photo each day on social media, of a book from my own shelf that is meaningful to me on Facebook <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/Bookoflifepodcast__;!!KGKeukY!xxmwIwKHJU9O3prMryCklA-X9StcRmn25oqokOt0GczXrAqgzxxeRtQ8R8QQmW530d5xDuQWPNUYvOtU0UdEK3n207Z1mk__vmjFJfmpTxI$ > and Instagram <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/bookoflifepodcast/__;!!KGKeukY!xxmwIwKHJU9O3prMryCklA-X9StcRmn25oqokOt0GczXrAqgzxxeRtQ8R8QQmW530d5xDuQWPNUYvOtU0UdEK3n207Z1mk__vmjFF2aKQKc$ >. Word of mouth is the very best way for the show to find new listeners, so please don't hesitate to share! Also, I love feedback, so I encourage you to email me at [email protected] to tell me what you think of the show.
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