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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the... →
I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And... →
November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance... →
Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the... →
My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang... →
Biblical names are hot again.
I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community.
I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.