This is so cool! Thanks, Syosset Public Library!
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21st Annual Garden State Teen Book Awards
Here’s some nice news! Just learned that My Basmati Bat Mitzvah is on the ballot for the 21st Annual Garden State Teen Book Award (GSTBA). New Jersey students in grades 6 through 12 are eligible to vote until December 31, 2015. I mean, you certainly don’t have to vote for Basmati–but you should vote! For whichever book is your favorite! And if that happens to be Basmati, well–cool, thanks! 🙂
- Vote online: http://njla.org/gstba2016/fiction6-8
- Printable ballot: http://njlamembers.org/sites/njlamembers.org/files/
21stGSTBA_Ballot_0.pdf
Book Trailer
I stumbled across this fabulous book trailer for My Basmati Bat Mitzvah and I had to share. 🙂
It’s from the Williamsburg (VA) Regional Library, and I found it here.
It’s paperback day!
Not your mother’s matzoh ball soup
Adventures in the test kitchen
Remember I was telling you about the Indian- and Jewish-inspired recipes that are featured in the paperback*? Well, feast your eyes on these pictures from our test kitchen. We must have been having some serious beginner’s luck because everything came out AMAZING the very first time. Take a look!
*Get the complete recipes in the paperback edition of My Basmati Bat Mitzvah, available April 21, 2015.
Matzoh Balls and Sambhar
Aloo Latkes Chaat
Desi-fied Mandel Toast
Mango-Ginger Hamantaschen
Masala Popcorn
Secret Ingredient
Get the complete recipes in the paperback edition of My Basmati Bat Mitzvah, available April 21, 2015.
Good things come to those who wait
Okay, so… maybe you never got around to buying the hardcover. We’re still friends. Maybe you feel paperbacks are a better value. I hear you, I do. Maybe you’ve been invited to 47 bajillion bar mitzvahs this spring and you’re looking for just the perfect gift-check holder. Well, your patience has paid off handsomely because the new paperback edition of My Basmati Bat Mitzvah contains an exclusive feature you won’t find in the hardcover or the e-book: five-ish drool-inducing, Joshua “Daddy” Feinstein-worthy, my-mom’s-recipe-based, Jewish-and-Indian-inspired original recipes by yours truly! Learn to make matzoh ball sambhar, aloo latkes chaat, candied fennel seed mandel toast, mango-ginger hamantaschen and Tara’s favorite, easy-peasy masala popcorn. The official paperback release date is April 21, 2015. If you can’t wait that long, don’t worry, it’s available for pre-order at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. But really, you’ve shown yourself to be a champion procrastinator (erm, I mean, you’ve been very patient so far…) so just mark your calendars and set your alarms for the crack of noon on April 21 and get yourself a copy at your local bookshop. It’ll be your mitzvah for the day. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to remind you. xxx
MBBM Reading & Talk Feb 7
On Saturday, Feb 7, I’ll be reading and signing copies of My Basmati Bat Mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El of Edison (NJ). The event is open to the community.
Temple Emanu-El of Edison
100 James Street, Edison NJ
Saturday, February 7 at 10 a.m.
Spotted!
Just five bucks
Hey, just letting you know that if your classroom is a member of a Scholastic Reading Club (TAB or ARROW), you can get an exclusive paperback edition of My Basmati Bat Mitzvah for just $5 US. Look for it in the Dec 2014 flyer. https://clubs2.scholastic.com/