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Rabbi Benjamin Shalva: "Poetry felt like it was a path to heal and do something with that energy.” (Provided photo)
“House of Mourning” is largely inspired by the Pikesville-based rabbi’s experiences as a hospice chaplain.
Read MoreThis season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the Festival of Lights.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Laurel Snyder: "When I started out, I thought I was writing for grownups. And then at some point, it became very clear to me that I just wanted to write for children." (Provided photo)
Laurel Snyder’s “The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah” makes the celebration of the Festival of Lights accessible to Jews of all backgrounds as well as readers who simply curious about the holiday.
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Katherine Janus Kahn: “My Judaism and my books are tied together so integrally that I don’t think I could ever untie them." (Screenshot provided by JTA)
A resident of Wheaton, Maryland, Kahn illustrated Jewish children’s books for more than 30 years.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
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Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, aka “Annie Londonderry,” poses with the bicycle she rode around the world in the 1890s. She is considered the world's first international female sports star. (Provided by JTA)
“Pedal Pusher,” a children’s picture book about 19th-century cyclist Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, was flagged due to DEI concerns.
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Susan R. Levy: "I’ve got a book that took three years to write, and I enjoy meeting people to discuss it. What I hope people will say is, ‘This book was really interesting.'" (Provided photo)
The Owings Mills resident’s book “Galleon Investments: Investments and Murder” was recently published by Archway Publishing.
Read MoreEmma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children.
Read MoreThe latest seasonal children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home.
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Pamela Ehrenberg: "It’s helpful to keep the creative muscles going, to have different projects going so when one gets stuck, there’s something else or multiple [projects] to work on.” (Photo by Alexandra Taylor)
Pamela Ehrenberg’s latest offering is “The See-You-Soon Spice Box.”
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