The November episode of The Book of Life podcast is now available on the Internet. This episode celebrates Jewish Book Month.
Did you know that AJL is an official sponsor of The Book of Life podcast? This monthly audio program reviews Jewish books and music and features interviews with authors and musicians. You can create a link on your librarys web page to this Judaic literary resource by using the URL: <http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/>http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com. <http://www.hipcast.com/export/P72d5945ab16dd06e04760a1795fed8deYFl7RlREYmJ9.mp3>Click here to listen to the podcast now! This episode features: HOLIDAY BOOK DRAWING: <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=777092775038>Use this form to enter our drawing! and you may win an autographed copy of the nonfiction picture book, Celebrate Hanukkah with Light, Latkes, and Dreidels by Deborah Heiligman, new from National Geographic! Illustrated with beautiful multicultural photographs, the book makes a great gift or a keepsake for yourself. Tune in to The Book of Life in December to hear an interview with the author. You'll be asked to answer a few simple questions, including the name of your favorite Hanukkah book. Deadline for entry is Sunday, November 26, 2006 -- the end of Thanksgiving weekend. Hear interviews with: Ø <http://www.howardschwartz.com>Howard Schwartz, author of <http://www.umsl.edu/~sheschw/reviewsbywb.html>Before You Were Born, winner of the 2006 <http://www.koretfoundation.org/news/press_releases/pr_101606.html>Koret International Book Award Ø Carolyn Starman Hessel, Director of the <http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/>Jewish Book Council, on the history of Jewish Book Month Ø Esme Raji Codell, author of the middle-grade novel <http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/board/displaybook.asp?id=1691>Vive La Paris. Check out her website, <http://www.planetesme.com/>Planet Esme, and her <http://planetesme.blogspot.com/>Book-a-Day Blog. Ø <http://www.davidlevithan.com/>David Levithan, YA author of <http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375834660>Wide Awake. Check out David's <http://www.myspace.com/davidlevithan>MySpace page. All episodes of The Book of Life podcast are available at <http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/>www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com. You can sign up on the website to get email alerts when new episodes are posted. Or you can subscribe through iTunes to have new episodes automatically downloaded to your computer or iPod (or other mp3 players). Thanks for listening! Heidi Estrin Host, The Book of Life podcast, <http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/>www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com ~ a show about Jewish people and the books we read Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, Association of Jewish Libraries Librarian, Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel 2200 Yamato Rd. Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561)241-8118 ext. 206 Fax (561)241-1701 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
