As I prepare to say goodbye to 2021 (likely a bit earlier for me in this part of the world than for most), there’s so much to reflect on, but I’ll focus on writing in this space. 2021, despite the [Read More]
Once upon a time, I imagined that one day there would be a table at a favorite coffeeshop where I would sip Americanos and nibble on scones and write. I would then be able to point to this table and [Read More]
It has been a few weeks since my last post. Ok. It’s been a month, but I’ve been busy with family and friends, the beach and eating. We all traveled to Israel to see my daughter. I also had the [Read More]
Alone Together on Dan Street, Apples & Honey Press, March 2022 (PB)
Counting on Naamah: A Mathematical Midrash on Noah’s Ark, Intergalactic Afikoman, 2022 (PB)
by Erica Lyons
illustrated by Jennifer Jamieson
Apples & Honey Press
March 2022
National Jewish Book Awards Finalist
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As the founder of Asian Jewish Life, I’ll be speaking with Changemakers Fellows about my story and the impact I’m making on the Jewish community and through a Jewish lens.
This event is scheduled for June 15, 2021 at 12:30pm New [Read More]
My grief is now real. My mother is gone. Now I need to try to do something with it. I guess writing it is the answer.
My grief hits me every quiet moment that I manage to find for myself. Traveling [Read More]
by Erica Lyons
Illustrated by Renia Metallinou
Kar-Ben/ Lerner
5 September 2023
Long ago in China, a girl [Read More]
This week was mostly focused on trying to pack away some of my mother’s things. It’s been over a year, but everything was left just as it was the day she fell. She was disorganized and accumulated far too many [Read More]
I think I’m meant to write one of those long ‘how I found my agent’ posts because I’m now officially represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literacy Agency!
I’m so excited to begin to work on my MG Historical [Read More]
