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Jewish Book Carnival HQ
Welcome to the headquarters of the Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly event where bloggers who blog about Jewish books can meet, read and comment on each others’ posts.
The carnival was started by Heidi Rabinowitz and Marie Cloutier to build community among bloggers and blogs who feature Jewish books. It runs every month on the 15th (or close to the 15th when it falls on Shabbat).
The default location for the Carnival will be here at People of the Books but we encourage you to contact Heidi at carnival@jewishlibraries.org if you would like to host the Carnival on your blog.
Feel free to download and save the logo, and use it on your blog posts or sidebar. Please do not link directly to the picture.
The Jewish Book Carnival has a GoodReads page, where we host discussions and more. Whether or not you’re participating, we hope you’ll stop by, join and take part!
The purposes of the Jewish Book Carnival are:
- To build community among bloggers who feature Jewish books on their blogs
- To promote Jewish reading, and fields supporting this reading such as publishing and library services
Appropriate content for Jewish Book Carnival submissions includes:
- Reviews of Jewish books
- Interviews with authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, librarians, etc. about Jewish literature
- Reporting on Jewish literary events (or the Jewish angle at non-Jewish events)
- Reflective essays related to Jewish literature, which may include reflections on the process of creating a specific title (this is the one instance in which authors/publshers might discuss one of their own books, in a meaningful and non-commercial way that serves a larger goal)
While the Carnival is open to participation by blogging authors and publishers, we wish to avoid “shameless commerce” (as NPR's Car Talk puts it), and we ask that authors and publishers not submit posts directly promoting their own products.
Upcoming Schedule
2018
September 2018 will be hosted by Barbara Bietz at Jewish Books for Kids. To participate, submit your link by September 11, 2018 to barbarabietz@aol.com, and please include "Jewish Book Carnival" in the subject line. One link per participant is preferred.
October 2018 will be hosted by Erika Dreifus at My Machberet. o participate, submit your link by October 11, 2018 to erikadreifusbooks(at)gmail(
November 2018 and beyond - HOSTS NEEDED! Please email carnival@jewishlibraries.org to participate!
The Participants:
Homeshuling: A Jewish Parenting Blog by Amy Meltzer
Samuel Griswold, Jewish Author
Past Carnivals:
September 2010 hosted by the Jewish Publication Society.
October 2010 hosted by the Jewish Book Council.
November 2010, hosted by JewishBoston.com.
December 2010, hosted by My Machberet.
January 2011, hosted by People of the Books.
February 2011, hosted by The Boston Bibliophile
March 2011, hosted by Jewish Muse
April 2011, hosted by the Jewish Book Council
May 2011, hosted by The Whole Megillah
June 2011, hosted by My Machberet
July 2011, hosted by Ann Koffsky
August 2011, hosted by Needle in the Bookstacks
September 2011, hosted by forwardsbooks
October 2011, hosted by Homeshuling
November 2011, hosted by Jewesses With Attitude
December 2011, hosted by The Whole Megillah
January 2012, hosted by My Machberet
February 2012, no carnival, please visit the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour instead
March 2012, hosted by Ann D. Koffsky
April, 2012, hosted by HomeShuling
May 2012, hosted by The Prosen People
June 2012, hosted by Jewish Muse
July 2012, hosted by The Whole Megillah
August 2012, hosted by Needle in the Bookstacks
September 2012, hosted by Bagels, Books & Schmooze
October 2012, hosted by The Prosen People
November 2012, hosted by The Book of Life
December 2012, hosted by My Machberet
January 2013, hosted by People of the Books
February 2013 - no Carnival, please visit the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour instead
March 2013 hosted by Ann Koffsky
April 2013 hosted by The Prosen People
May 2013 hosted by The Book of Life
June 2013 hosted by ForWords Books
July 2013 hosted by The Whole Megillah
August 2013 hosted by Sketching Out
September 2013 hosted by My Machberet
October 2013 hosted by ForWords Books
November 2013 hosted by Sketching Out
December 2013 hosted by The Best Chapter
January 2014 hosted by Needle in the Bookstacks
February 2014 hosted by The Prosen People
March 2014 hosted by The Book of Life
April 2014 hosted by The Whole Megillah
May 2014 at My Machberet
June 2014 at Write Kids' Books!
July 2014 at Bagels, Books and Schmooze
August 2014 hosted by Ann Koffsky's Blog
September 2014 hosted by The Prosen People
October 2014 hosted by The Best Chapter
November 2014 hosted by Fig Tree Books
December 2015, hosted by Gihon River Press
January 2015, hosted by The Whole Megillah
February 2015, hosted by Sketching Out
March 2015, hosted by A Damaged Mirror
April 2015, hosted by Jodie Books
May 2015, hosted by Write Kids Books
June 2015, hosted by Life is Like a Library
July 2015, hosted by Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
August 2015, hosted by A Damaged Mirror
September 2015, hosted by The Prosen People
October 2015, hosted by Fig Tree Books
November 2015, hosted by Adventures in MamaLand
December 2015, hosted by Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
January 2016, hosted by The Boston Bibliophile
February 2016, hosted by A Damaged Mirror
March 2016, hosted by Emunaroma
April 2016, hosted by The Book of Life
May 2016, hosted by Adventures in MamaLand
June 2016, hosted by The Whole Megillah
July 2016, hosted by Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
August 2016, hosted by Memory & Redemption
September 2016, hosted by the Boston Bibliophile
October 2016, hosted by Emunaroma
November 2016, hosted by The Book of Life
December 2016, hosted by Fig Tree Books
January 2017, hosted by Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
February 2017, hosted by Samuel Griswold, Jewish Author
March 2017, hosted by The Whole Megillah
April 2017, hosted by Memory & Redemption
May 2017, hosted by Life is Like a Library
June 2017, hosted by Samuel Griswold
July 2017, hosted by Erika Dreifus
August 2017, hosted by A Damaged Mirror
September 2017, hosted by Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb
October 2017 NONE
November 2017, hosted by Samuel Griswold
December 2017, hosted by Ann Koffsky
January 2018, hosted by Erika Dreifus
February 2018, hosted by Me-Ander Blog
March 2018, hosted by The Whole Megillah
April 2018, hosted by Memory & Redemption
May 2018, hosted by Shiloh Musings
June 2018, hosted by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
July 2018, hosted by Memory & Redemption
August 2018, hosted by The Whole Megillah
