Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans on Their Collaborative Novel

The way two very different women find common ground is at the heart and soul of the novel Never Meant to Meet You and its two authors—one white, the other Black—talk to Yona Zeldis McDonough about how they came together to write it.

A Winding Jewish Journey

Aftermath: Coming-of-Age on Three Continents charts the winding journey of Annette Liebskind Bervokvitz. 

Marilyn Singer on “Awe-Some Days”

Yona Zeldis McDonough talks to Marilyn Singer about “Awe-some Days,” a collection of poetry and prose about Jewish holidays for children.

Idra Novey Talks Art, Appalachia, Antisemitism

Novelist Idra Novey talks to Fiction Editor Yona Zeldis McDonough about the continuing mystery of the people we love most, and what can be built from what others have discarded.

A Lighthearted Romp, Peppered with Yiddishisms

Novelist Jane L. Rosen, author of the lighthearted romp, A Shoe Story chats with Lilith’s Yona Zeldis McDonough about what happens when we are offered a second chance.