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    Emi­ly Schneider

    Emi­ly Schnei­der writes about lit­er­a­ture, fem­i­nism, and cul­ture for Tablet, The For­ward, The Horn Book, and oth­er pub­li­ca­tions, and writes about chil­dren’s books on her blog. She has a Ph.D. in Romance Lan­guages and Literatures.

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    Interview

    “Moments Like That”: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Author and Illus­tra­tor Jane Bre­skin Zalben

    Emi­ly Schneider
    June 24, 2019
    Essay

    Mar­i­lyn Sachs, For­got­ten Pio­neer in Chil­dren’s Literature 

    At a time when chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture was filled with pic­ture-per­fect fam­i­lies, Mar­i­lyn Sachs paint­ed a dark­er, rich­er reality.

    Emi­ly Schneider
    June 3, 2019
    Interview

    A Con­ver­sa­tion with Chil­dren’s Author Deb­bie Levy

    Emi­ly Schneider
    February 25, 2019
    Interview

    On Golems and Empa­thy: An Inter­view with Jonathan Auxier

    Emi­ly Schneider
    February 11, 2019
    Essay

    I Re-Read Amer­i­can Girl’s Rebec­ca Rubin Books, and They Hold Up

    Emi­ly Schneider
    December 3, 2018
    Essay—From the Journal

    Louisa May Alcott and the Jews of ​‘Lit­tle Women’

    Revis­it­ing Louisa May Alcot­t’s clas­sic 150 years afters its release, and its minor (and mild­ly offen­sive) Jew­ish characters.

    Emi­ly Schneider
    November 19, 2018

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