“How to Make a Golem” has been officially launched

“How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People)” has been officially released.  Thanks  to Floris Books for throwing me a fabulous book launch party last night–they even supplied the guests with chocolates in the shape of eyeballs!  That is truly attention to detail.

Thanks also to everyone who came out to hear me read and buy a signed book.  My hand-writing, which has never been all that legible, got worse and worse as the night wore on.  It felt quite surreal to look out over the crowd late in the evening and see people reading my book, surreal but really really good.

Emily Dodd: Inspiring Children to Care about Wildlife

Emily Dodd, the education officer for the Scottish Seabird Centre, talks about the role of storytelling in communicating science to children and in inspiring them to care about the maritime environment and its birds.  She also discusses her experiences using GLOW, a digital learning network, to share the story of Percy the Puffin with classes all over Scotland.

To contact Emily Dodd, and for more information about education programs, see the Scottish Seabird Centre’s website.
Exercises to accompany the Percy the Puffin story are available to download on-line.

Michael Williams: Finding Healing Stories

In this continuation of my interview with storyteller Michael Williams, he talks about some of his favourite sources for stories.  He also discusses the responsibility a storyteller has to his stories and his audience, relating the unexpected reception The Fearful Giant received in a mixed group of Israeli and Palestinian women.