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New Jewish year, new books by Jewish authors!
The new Jewish year is marked this time around with several new book releases that have me very excited: 1) After being mesmerized by The World to Come and In the Image, I can’t wait to read Dara...
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In case you need to feel validated for writing literary fiction, science will...
I’m not usually the type to post an hour before Shabbos starts, but this news item (first heard this morning during the break between some Mozart and some Corelli on KUSC) is just too wonderful to...
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How to optimize your Goodreads “To-Read” list
A few weeks back, I posted about how we select the books we want to read now, next and never. On a related theme, I just spent an hour culling unwanted books from my Goodreads “To-Read” list. Because...
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What? No love triangle? How books for Jewish teens fit into current YA trends
If you ask observant Jewish teens here in the U.S. whether they overall prefer Jewish books or secular ones, most of them will tell you secular books (trust me, I write for teens, so I’ve asked). Sad,...
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In the Courtyard of the Novelist: An interview with Ruchama King Feuerman
I’ve got a treat here today: an interview (conducted via email) with award-winning author, Ruchama King Feuerman. Her latest book, In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist, just came out in September as an...
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Can teenagers really save the world? Musings on middle grade and YA lit
I’m completely behind both writing and housework this week due to a bout of strep throat (thankfully, on the mend now due to penicillin). This was the second time I’ve been laid up for several days...
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More about McKee’s STORY: How two of my stories measured up
I’m still reading STORY and have so much to say on its utility that you’ll just have to bear with me for a few more posts on it. THE GAP Writer! Mind the gap! McKee has a theory that the material a...
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Ruchama King Feuerman’s latest, now in paperback!
For those of you who haven’t yet read Ruchama King Feuerman’s latest novel (maybe because you were frustrated about its original ebook-only release), In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist is now available...
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Writing a serial: Nickel and dime-ing your way through fiction publishing
On the way to pick up one of my kids at school on Friday afternoon, one of the other moms pulled me aside. “We’re really enjoying your new serial in Binah,” she said. I got a little extra bounce in my...
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The Good News, and the Bad News (No Ugly News, thank G-d)
The Good News: I’m posting at my regular Wednesday time! The Bad News: I skipped the last two weeks, even though Passover was over. The Good News: Glixman in a Fix is officially for sale! The Bad News:...
View ArticleAt last! Glixman is available in the States!!!
Copies of Glixman in a Fix are in the U.S. now, and they will be available for purchase starting this week at Jewish bookstores nationwide, and on the Menucha Publishers website. The continue to be...
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At last! (Cue to triumphant music)
After five years, many blog posts, and a whole lot of griping, I finally finished a complete first draft of my first ADULT novel. I feel exhilarated! I also feel…strangely empty. As I was telling my...
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Adina at Her Best finally up for sale!
While I have not gotten my copies yet (they are in transit, and they arrived in NYC on Thursday), Adina at Her Best is indeed on sale on the Menucha Publisher’s site. In other fun news, I just posted a...
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Researching my next book!
While I’m deep in the querying process for my first adult novel and my first secular picture book, I’ve started to research my next book. I began with digging out some old interviews I did for an...
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