

The Stores and Stories of a Southern Jewish Childhood
About a week ago, at an event for the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans, I shared some stories from my childhood and from my family's history, and talked about how they inspired my new children's book, Summer of Stolen Secrets, which Viking is publishing in May. Many of my family members were on hand, ready to let me know if I got any of the details wrong. (I received at least fifteen texts alerting me to this particular mistake: My family's store in Bat