Jewish Book Carnival

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 were:

• 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 included:

• 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 was open to participation by blogging authors and publishers, we wished to avoid “shameless commerce” (as NPR’s Car Talk puts it), and we asked that authors and publishers not submit posts directly promoting their own products. 

The opinions expressed by Jewish Book Carnival participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Association of Jewish Libraries.