During the summer we had Yona Zeldis McDonough as our Facebook Writer-in-Residence and it was a big success, so we are doing it again! Erika Dreifus will AJL's Facebook Writer-in-Residence during the month of December.
Erika is the author of QUIET AMERICANS: STORIES, which is a 2012 ALA Sophie Brody Medal Honor Title. The stories in QUIET AMERICANS are based largely on the histories and experiences of Erika's paternal grandparents, German Jews who immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s; Erika is donating portions of book-sale proceeds to The Blue Card, which supports U.S.-based survivors of Nazi persecution. Additionally, Erika-whose first paying job was serving as a library assistant at her middle school-is a prolific book reviewer and blogger and a passionate advocate for Jewish literature. A regular participant in AJL's Jewish Book Carnival, Erika will also host the Carnival in December on My Machberet, her blog on matters of Jewish literary and cultural interest. She anticipates an exciting month in discussion with AJL's Facebook community and welcomes any early questions or suggestions you may have. Please visit her online at www.erikadreifus.com. Erika herself says "I'm honored to have been asked to serve as the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Facebook Writer-in-Residence during the month of December. What this means is that I'll be conversing with the AJL membership and other friends of the AJL Facebook fan page. I invite you all to check in (and "like" the page: http://facebook.com/jewishlibraries ), since I plan to cover subjects--such as successful programs and partnerships between/among Jewish libraries, authors, and publishers--that are likely to interest you. (I also welcome discussion topic suggestions.) Please visit http://www.erikadreifus.com/2012/11/wednesdays-work-in-progress-being-a-virtual-writer-in-residence/ to learn more about this." See you on Facebook! Heidi Estrin President, AJL
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