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This January 2008 episode offers themes of empowerment with these interviews:
> Raz Godelnik, founder of Eco-Libris, planting a tree for each book you read
> Chana Rothman, whose debut album We Can Rise shows off her "female-fronted earthy groove"
> Linda Silver, creator of The Jewish Values Finder, a database and book identifying values in Jewish children's books
> Rachel Kamin, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, describing the 2008 winners of this award for Jewish lit for kids and teens
NEWS:
February 7, 2008, 3-4pm EST The Book of Life will host a live call-in show on the theme "Funny, That Book Doesn't Look Jewish!" Pam Ehrenberg, author of the middle-grade novel Ethan, Suspended, will be our guest, and we'll take calls for YOU, the audience! Please join us by calling in - instructions for particpating will appear on our web site: www.bookoflifepodcast.com
Background music is provided by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band.
Books and CD's mentioned on the show may be borrowed from the Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel. Browse our online catalog to reserve books, post a review, or just to look around!
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By: Heidi Estrin,
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By: Lisa Alvarado,
on 7/11/2007
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La Bloga friend and stellar poet, Martín Espada, will be interviewed on PBS' Bill Moyers Journal this Friday, July, 13th. In this revealing interview, Espada talks with Moyers about the inspirations and foundations of his poetry, and the significance of poetry to the world today. And for our conversation with Martín and of review of The Republic of Poetry, go here and here.
Make sure you also visit http://pbs.org/moyers where you can read poems from his latest book The Republic of Poetry, and leave your comments on - http://pbs.org/ moyers/journal/blog
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