Emily Bowen Cohen

Oklahoma childhood, New Jersey finishing school.

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

I'm headed South tomorrow for the Jewish Libraries 2024 Conference San Diego. Let me know if you're there! https://t.co/1oRl28P88M @sched

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@SpaceCowboyinSL @Cabal_Educator Look forward to the report back! Thanks for sharing it with your students.

[Boaz Hepner @boazhepner]

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FRIENDS IN THE ARTS:

1a. @emilyboco is a talented artist/animator and friend of mine, who has written a wonderful, personal comic book. She is at the intersectional path, as both a member of the Muscogee Nation, and the Jewish tribe. Having lost her father at the far-too-young age of 9, and going from Native American surroundings in Oklahoma, to the Jewish area of New Jersey, Emily writes about what she wishes she had the opportunity to do as a child – go back on a journey of self-discovery, before she was an adult.

@esensten interviews her, and I love that she has people reaching out to her as a result of the wonderful read. “Besides my sisters, there’s not a Native American Jewish community right at my fingertips. I’m part of a Facebook group with about 30 members all over the country. I’ve been shocked since “Two Tribes” came out, Jewish Native Americans have been reaching out to me, like, “Hey, I’m out here.” Lots of them are in Oklahoma.” Maybe, just maybe this helps Emily’s intersectional identity feel less alone:
https://t.co/etvPxUAwSO

1b. I bought my copy, you can too!
https://t.co/0Sxli6m6Tp

2. @BrianFishbach writes about an amazing woman, who my family is fortunate to call a friend. @sunnywebsurfer Sonia Levitin, like my father, got the hell out of Germany in 1938. Whereas my father’s family emigrated to England, hers brought her to America. She became a successful novelist and playwright, and has just released her third play! A reading was recently performed at the Museum of Tolerance.

“She may be best known for her 1970 novel “Journey to America,” part of a trilogy of books based on her family’s escape from Nazi Germany in the late 1930s, and their early years in America. It is one of the most prominent young adult novels about the Holocaust from a youth’s perspective. The series led to speaking engagements worldwide, covering topics like slavery, genocide, the Holocaust, and promoting creativity and literature. “Chained,” her third play, returns to Levitin’s familiar themes.”
https://t.co/m12R9BGvNK

3a. Nepotism? What’s that?! My mother Linda Hepner writes a damn great children’s book, called “The Adventures of Goldilocks and Baby Bear: What Happened Next?” @RicBratton interviews her on “This Week in America”, and gives her such a wonderful compliment, that she has a knack of writing from the point of view of a child. And she knocks it out of the park throughout the interview. The illustrations are by renowned artist @ArtByMendes. I’m so proud of this whole endeavor:
https://t.co/MKZKuZyjcL

3b. She’s interviewed at a book fair, with her grandson (my nephew Amitai) as the one who inspired the stories. Shorter but honestly not nearly as good of an interview:
https://t.co/XFz48WMzyO

3b. It’s a terrible plug if you don’t have the link for purchase:
https://t.co/BSUqBfhGAA

4a. @ari_frenkel and @amydepaola have teamed up to create an extremely unusual and creative romantic comedy, that takes place in the world of a man grieving for his father. Yes, you read that correctly. “Noah struggles with his identity, both professionally and spiritually. He turns to his Rabbi, a stoic man who wants to help his new secular pupil reconnect with his Judaism while respecting the boundaries Noah seems to blur. The Rabbi tells Noah that it takes a year to properly grieve a loss and that in the interim, Noah can say the Kaddish prayer to help his father's soul get to the Garden of Eden. This will also coincide with a planned burial in his father's home country of Israel at the year's end.” And yes, it’s a rom-com. Ari Frenkel is highly talented, and you can read more about his Jewish project here. Donations to help this come to fruition are tax-deductible:
https://t.co/reXBlbUX1K

4b. If you missed it, here’s Ari’s recent funny, topical short, “The Jews!”
https://t.co/lZo9ChmIiA

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@boazhepner Thanks for the love!

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@MaccabeeC45464 An old man

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

Our new puppy had a sugar crash!

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

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[Melanie Dulaney @dulaney_melanie]

I ❤️ promoting books on @TBABooks rdg list for grades 3-6! Diverse in representation, genre, length & rdg level for kids. Hope to have all 20 read soon. @CarliProctor6 @hume_cara16 @FTBradleyAuthor @soontornvat @AngelaCervantes @sallyjpla @NancyTandon @emilyboco @kaaauthor

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@dulaney_melanie @TBABooks @CarliProctor6 @hume_cara16 @FTBradleyAuthor @soontornvat @AngelaCervantes @sallyjpla @NancyTandon @kaaauthor I’m so thrilled to be on the list!

[Stacy Brown @21stStacy]

Such a fun book club this morning with #davis4 discussing Two Tribes by @emilyboco & creating snapshots of our own stories with the ComicBook! App from @3DTOPO We loved it! @Davis_Academy #bookclub

[Denny O'Neil Graphic Novel List @doneil7415]

Check out these books on the Inaugural Denny O'Neil Graphic Novel Lists! #maslsc
@MASLOnline @KWindness @SimonKIDS @skottieyoung @kstrahm @melvalentinev @Candlewick @HarperChildrens @emilyboco

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@21stStacy @3DTOPO @Davis_Academy What a great activity! I’ve got to check out the app.

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

Come have lunch with me next week! (Or breafast if you are on the West Coast.)
https://t.co/rdVoILOFty

[Melanie Dulaney @dulaney_melanie]

@LtlFreeLibrary @ByChristineDay @CynLeitichSmith @emilyboco titles which were recent purchases from @FirstBook along with other Native American/Indigenous Peoples books to help boost representation in the #readincolor LFL I steward.

[J. The Jewish News of Northern California @jewishsf]

“Two Tribes,” a new graphic novel by @emilyboco, follows 12-year-old Mia as she explores her Jewish and Indigenous roots.

Culture editor @esensten spoke with Cohen about the book and Native American representation in popular culture.
https://t.co/YEYFG62gXi

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@MrSchuReads I’m so honored to be in such amazing company!

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@dulaney_melanie @FirstBook @HarperCollins @HarperStacks Thanks for the kind words!

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@yvettecoughlin1 @Texas_BluBonnet @amazon @FTBradleyAuthor @barbaraoconnor @erindowning @NancyTandon Thanks for including Two Tribes in your book tasting! Love that idea.

[Yvette #ITeach5th #bookposse @yvettecoughlin1]

I love hosting a “Book Tasting” for my students. @Texas_BluBonnet 📚included @amazon buy 2/3rd free sale. @FTBradleyAuthor @barbaraoconnor @emilyboco @erindowning @NancyTandon Students get to keep favorites. #clearthelist please RT, help, or both. TY https://t.co/JEwk2Rpvlx

[Emily Bowen Cohen @emilyboco]

@littleesther @DaveKingThing I’m just going to be sincere - mazal tov