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Hold on to Your Hats

1/30/2013

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More exciting book news here for THE WHOLE STORY OF HALF A GIRL. It was recently selected as a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. Do you remember Sydney Taylor and her All-of-a-Kind Family series about a Jewish family living in New York at the turn of the century? Do you remember Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie? I do. I was obsessed with these books growing up. I remember when Henny dyed Ella’s dress with tea to cover up the stain she got on it and how Ella went to a restaurant for the first time on a date and didn’t know what to do and how exotic and long their Passover seders seemed to me. In fact, Taylor’s books in some ways gave me more information about Jewish identity and culture than my family did.  

I also find it interesting that this honor is only for books writing about the Jewish experience and since WHOLE STORY’s Jewish content is certainly not typical, I loved that my book and the diversity it represents was recognized. The honor came at the same time a newspaper called India Abroad, which is published in the U.S. for the Indian community, contacted me about doing a story on the book which I’ll  post when it comes out. How perfect for a book about a character trying to come to terms with both her Jewish and Indian identity. 

Also, the paperback of WHOLE STORY comes out February 12! I hope this will bring a new group of fans who are excited to pay the lovely paperback price ($6.99). 

All this has me thinking, though. I worry about my little book‘s future. I do. I worry that it will disappear too soon and won’t reach its full potential, whatever that may be. Then I remind myself that no matter how many tweets I tweet or blog posts I write or schools I visit, my book will have the life it will have. And hey, I’m not a publicist, I’m a writer. So I take a deep breath and send that thought out into the air and start to think about my future, and the stories (there are so many) I want to share with the world. 

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Sarah R link
1/30/2013 04:24:01 am

Veera, congrats on the honors and recognition for your book (so well deserved!!). And I hear you on your concerns re: the future...and being in your own present with the stories that still need telling. They will all be there to interact with each other, someday. All your stories playing together like kids in the streets. Can't wait for your book's siblings to be born (even if they look nothing alike). xoxo

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Veera link
2/27/2013 12:09:18 am

Sarah, I missed this comment! Thanks for the encouraging words.

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Madeline link
3/3/2013 03:35:16 am

Thanks for providing good information

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Emma Adelaida Otheguy
5/20/2013 07:43:53 am

I loved The Whole Story of Half a Girl. If and when I have kids, I hope they read it. So at least in my family, this book won't disappear!

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