That time I appeared on the front page of the New York Times
Disengagement Interviews
Last week was the 15th anniversary of the disengagement from Gaza on the Hebrew calendar. In light of its relevance, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak to Jessica Steinberg of The Times of Israel and Rav Mike Feuer, host of the podcast The Jewish Story, about my new novel, Disengagement. Here’s an […]
The Official Disengagement Playlist
A collection of songs that inspired me while writing Disengagement.
Marching Forth to Disengagement’s Publication…
Well, dear friends, the advance review copies of Disengagement have arrived! At my publishers’, that is. I’m not expecting to get my hands on any of these; I’m hoping they all find their way to Very Fancy Reviewers who will subsequently be bedazzled by my literary prowess. Or at least not throw the book across […]
Coming Fall 2019: Disengagement
My next novel is scheduled for publication in November 2019!
Interview on Radio Sefarad & A Few Other Updates
I’m going to share a state secret with you: speaking with strangers on the phone is way up there on the list of Things That Terrify Me, somewhere in between “nuclear Holocaust” and “bank statements.” (The distance between those two items on the list is shorter than you might imagine.) But I believe in doing […]
All Kinds of LtJ News!
Well, it’s not really news to those who follow my blog Letters to Josep, so if you’re subscribed to both lists, feel free to ignore this! Breaking Stereotypes & Bridging Differences: Daniella & Josep in Girona On October 14th, I got to live a crazy dream… We spoke about how our unlikely friendship was formed, […]
Daniella & Josep in Girona!
Yesterday I announced some very exciting news on Letters to Josep, and I’m going to share it here as well! (Apologies to those who are seeing it twice… but you have to admit, it’s exciting enough to bear repeating!) Yep! I’m going to Catalonia in 10 days!!! And I’m dragging Josep into the spotlight to […]
‘For Book Clubs & Educators’ Page & Discussion of ‘Cockatoo Tears’
Hello everyone, I hope the summer has been treating you well! I have two announcements: By Light of Hidden Candles Discussion Guide & ‘For Book Clubs & Educators’ Page I mentioned recently that my publisher and I were developing a discussion guide for book clubs reading By Light of Hidden Candles. I’m pleased to announce that […]
Hidden Candles Selected as #RBRT Award Finalist & Other Exciting News!
Greetings, my lovely friends! I have a few exciting things to tell you: #RBRT Award Nomination! By Light of Hidden Candles received positive reviews from two reviewers on Rosie’s Book Review Team (Barb Taub and Olga Núñez Miret), and it was just selected as a finalist for the RBRT Awards in the category of Romance! […]








