I am very excited to announce that I will be participating in the Jewish Book Council Network.  What a fantastic organization.  The Network program supports authors who write books that are of appeal to a Jewish audience.

From the JBC website: For authors, this is an opportunity to go on an all-expenses-paid book tour around North America. For program directors, it is the source of a wide selection of interesting authors who will speak in your community without an honorarium.

In June they will bring together a couple of hundred people from all over Canada and the US who are looking to book authors for events and speaking engagements.  Authors, like me, will have a two minute opportunity to make an impression that will hopefully lead to invitations to speak.  It has been described by one participant as a combination of the Gong Show and Speed Dating. Can’t wait.  Here’s a little video about the event.

More to come.  I will update you on all of the details of my trip.  I am set to present on June 3rd.  It happens that my daughter, Katiana Krawchenko, will also be in New York, so I am looking forward to memories that will be made.  Katiana is a journalism senior at the University of Florida and has been granted a ten week internship at CBS News in New York. How proud are the parents?