At My Desk, but Off and Running: Writing and Editing
It’s only been a few days with the kids back to school (4/1), but I’m off to a running start.
I pressed SEND on my MG manuscript. I’m a’frayda’a what my agent is going to say. [Read More]
Looking Forward and Looking Back 2022
It’s that time of the year for looking back and forward to see what progress I’ve made in my new kidlit career.
Looking back:
2022 wasn’t the year I thought it would be. I ended up getting so much more than I [Read More]
Kidlit from Passover Past (Behrman House 1952)
My mother saved two books from her childhood: The Passover Story and The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. My copy of The Rubaiyat is in NY so I can’t revisit that now, but my love of kidlit (and my love of my mother, [Read More]
Kidlit Author Mission Statement to Help You Grow
I spend lots of time listening to podcasts. Many of those podcasts are focused on kidlit (or other writing and creativity). On my Friday morning walks, it’s time for Book Friends Forever (and Unorthodox). I listen to everything at 2x [Read More]
Preparing for School Visits and Festival Presentations
Right now I’m preparing for an upcoming literary festival and related school visits. After, I’m traveling to New York for more author visits. The New York trip is perfectly timed to highlight a story that takes place on Passover [Read More]
Book Deal Announcement: ZHEN YU AND THE SNAKE
It’s official! I’ve seen the artwork and it’s absolutely beautiful! So excited to make this book with Kar-Ben Publishing and illustrator Renia Metallinou. 
Tablet Magazine’s Best of Children’s Books 2022
I’m thrilled to announce that ALONE TOGETHER ON DAN STREET was chosen as one of Tablet Magazine’s Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2022. I’m so grateful to Apples & Honey Press (Behrman House) for taking a chance on [Read More]
Save the Cat and My Manuscript
My cat is fine. My manuscript isn’t. There are reasons for this. Here is goes…
I don’t outline. I don’t write character worksheets. I don’t plot. I don’t plan. I have no pre-writing system.
I write the first scene and the last scene [Read More]
New Book: GROWING UP JEWISH IN INDIA
Our new book is out! Growing Up Jewish In India, ed. Ori Z Soltes, Niyogi Books, October 2021, is a collection of essays and over 150 images that explore how Indian Jews retained their unique characteristics, as well as became integrated into [Read More]
Not a Muse: The Inner Lives of Women, a World Poetry Anthology (Shoebox of My Life)
Though I’m very kidlit focused these days, I’ve been a part of many incredible projects over the years. I just pulled this wonderful anthology off my shelf, Not a Muse: The Inner Lives of Women, a World Poetry Anthology, [Read More]