Host a Jewish Book Author

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Welcome to Host-a-Jewish-Book-Author.com, an independent site created by literary agent Anna Olswanger, where you can contact Jewish book authors by name, location, or genre. Host-a-Jewish-Book-Author.com lists only authors who have agreed to participate, with authors themselves providing their contact information, book titles, lecture topics, and areas of travel.

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Author Partners

Sharon Reiss Baker (A Nickel, A Trolley, A Treasure House) lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, where she is an educational consultant. She presents book-based, participatory programs about Jewish historical fiction to children in Grades 1-8. Her "Historical Fiction: A Backstage Tour" focuses on research materials and methods in writing historical fiction, "Begin and Begin Again" examines the writing process with an emphasis on revisions, and "Between Two Covers" explores the publishing process from first draft to first printing. Baker is willing to travel anywhere in the U.S. or Israel. To arrange a program, email her at info@sharonreissbaker.com or visit her website www.sharonreissbaker.com.

Janice Eidus (The War of the Rosens), a novelist, short story writer, essayist, and writing coach, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She has twice won the O.Henry Prize for her short stories, a Pushcart Prize and a Redbook Prize. Eidus gives talks throughout the U.S., Europe, and Central America on "Reading and Writing Jewish: Literary Heritage from a Writer's Perspective," "The Multiracial Jewish Family: Transformation and Creativity," and "Growing Up As a Secular Jew and Writing About It." In her talks, she includes readings from her fiction and nonfiction about Jewish identity. To arrange a program, email Eidus at janice@janiceeidus.com or visit her website www.janiceeidus.com.

Steven J. Harper (Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold) is an atttorney and adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University's School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. In his talks, he shares the story of Richard Leopold, a secular Jew who overcame widespread anti-Semitism to become one of the country's most respect historians; as a professor at Harvard and Northwestern, Leopold shaped students who would later become famous, such as Senator George McGovern and journalist Georgie Anne Geyer. Harper is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email him at steve@stevenjharper.com or visit his website www.stevenjharper.com.

Barbara Kessel (Suddenly Jewish: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots) is the director of administration for the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. A freelance writer of nonfiction and poetry, she lives in Edison, New Jersey. In her talks, Kessel explores the phenomenon of people who discovered as adults that they are of Jewish descent. For many, the discovery of Jewish roots confirmed long-held suspicions or even, more mysteriously, conformed to a long-felt attraction toward Judaism. Kessel also recounts interviews she didn't have room to include in her book. She is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email Kessel at maydl49@aol.com.

Tami Lehman-Wilzig (Keeping the Promise: A Torah's Journey, Mayer Aaron Levi and His Lemon Tree, Passover Around the World, and Tasty Bible Stories: A Menu of Tales & Matching Recipes) lives in Petach Tikva, Israel, where she is an English advertising copywriter. Winner of the International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award and the New York State Reading Association's Charlotte Award, Lehman-Wilzig gives interactive presentations of her books for ages 6-10. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, from September, 2008, through May, 2009, she is willing to travel along the East Coast, from Maine to Florida, and to other parts of the U.S. if she can combine appearances. To arrange a program, email Lehman-Wilzig at tami@tlwkidsbooks.com or visit her website www.tlwkidsbooks.com.

Steve Sheinkin (The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey, and Rabbi Harvey Rides Again) is a writer/illustrator in Brooklyn, New York. Sheinkin gives talks around the country about the stories behind his comics, specifically about the traditional Jewish sources behind Harvey's adventures and the process of adapting them into comics set in the Wild West. He also gives an interactive workshop for kids ages 10-12 called "Making Your Own Graphic Novels," in which he shows sample stories, visual sources, and steps in the process of making comics. Sheinkin is willing to travel anywhere in the U.S. Email him at steve@rabbiharvey.com or visit his website www.rabbiharvey.com.

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