Jewish Book Month's Hot Authors
SHOW NOTES:A chat with Lisa Silverman of the Jewish Book Council about the authors going on tour this fall for Jewish Book Month, and the process by which they are selected.AUDIO:Click the play button on this flash player to listen to the podcast now:

Pick Up the Phone!
SHOW NOTES:The Book of Life now has voicemail, courtesy of Google Voice. We're waiting to hear from you, at 561-206-2473!AUDIO:Click the play button on this flash player to listen to the podcast now: Or click MP3 File

Kvetchfessional!
SHOW NOTES:Author Simone Elkeles (author of the "How to Ruin" series) and kidlit expert and professor June Cummins discuss trends in Jewish YA chick lit at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago, Illinois. You can hear June's lecture at this co

Author Esther Hautzig Dies at Age 79
[I wrote this post for The Sydney Taylor Book Award blog, but I thought it might be of interest to Book of Life followers as well so I am reproducing it in full for you.]School Library Journa

Missing Links
When I posted my interview with Ann Gonzales, I forgot to give you the links for the other authors who had placed bids on a Book of Life interview in the Bridget Zinn Auction. I had mentioned in the podcast that I would give you the links to these other worthy books, so here they are, better late than never.Jan Godown Annino is the author of Florida's Famou