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Bring Me In for a Book Talk I have created a calendar on my website, to

I have created a calendar on my website, to track all my past and future book talks:

Events | Martin Bodek

I’m busy, and I’m thankful, but I want to be busier.

Do you know, attend,...

The Seder Table is Set Seder table for 8? I might be able to help you next

Seder table for 8? I might be able to help you next year.

Seder table for 7? I totally got you covered.

We Remember Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. I am honoring it by

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. I am honoring it by guesting later on "The Making of Me" podcast.

In truth, if I was to trace "The making of me" as an author, all roads point...

Haggadahpalooza is #1! Twice! zqdu69k50xy78bivuq9ideb7p2vy 115.2


Just two days after launch, Haggadahpalooza has already earned #1 Amazon new release stickers in the...

Announcing Haggadahpalooza, The Unofficial Weirdly Perfect Passover Pop

Do you like Passover? Do you like music? Do you like song parodies? Do you want a haggadah the family can pass around, and everyone laughs and enjoys themselves immensely? Do...

Amy's Bookshelf Reviews Podcast Podcast #23.It was a grand pleasure

Podcast #23.

It was a grand pleasure speaking with Amy Shannon on her Amy's Bookshelf Reviews Podcast. We didn't get into the details of Zaidy's War story itself. Rather, we...

2025 Complete/2026 Loading 2025 was a wonderful year of bringing my Zaidy's

2025 was a wonderful year of bringing my Zaidy's War and Haggadah book talks to different kinds of venues. It was mostly on the podcast side.

2026 looks to be even busier, and I...

Bring Me in for a Book Talk I have created a calendar on my website, to

I have created a calendar on my website, to track all my past and future book talks:

Events | Martin Bodek

I’m busy, and I’m thankful, but I want to be busier.

Do you know, attend,...

Haggadahpalooza Contest! While I sit on shpilkes, waiting for

While I sit on shpilkes, waiting for Haggadahpalooza to spider out to retailers, I feel like I need to DO something with the book while I wait.

How about this?: I don't like...

Haggadahpalooza is Coming! OMG, look what arrived. One lengthy quality

OMG, look what arrived. One lengthy quality control check, cover to cover, and we are go for launch.

I'm in the Guinness Book! When I was a wee little lad, I was enamored with

When I was a wee little lad, I was enamored with running - particularly the long-distance variety (and Terry Fox and Grete Waitz and Alberto Salazar and Yiannis Kouros) - and...

The Righteous Gentile Keeping Shoah Memories Alive In this week's The

In this week's The Jewish Link - Expanded Edition, you will find a glorious, illuminating article about Liesbeth Heenk at Amsterdam Publishers, who brought my book Zaidy's War...

The Emoji Haggadah Documentary The what? Yes. This is neither clip, nor

The what? Yes. This is neither clip, nor reel, nor segment. Nay, this is a full-on exploration and explanation of The Emoji Haggadah, and it feels, looks, plays, and presents as...

Book Talk #24, for Queens in Queens I had the loveliest time presenting

I had the loveliest time presenting Zaidy's War to the Chabad of the Five Towns Smile on Seniors, at the Levi Yitzchak Library.

They were an invested, attentive group of lively...

Presenting on Yom HaShoah, Ever Again I honored Yom HaShoah in the most

I honored Yom HaShoah in the most appropriate way available to me: by presenting Zaidy's War to the Active Seniors group of the JCC of Northern NJ, in the Kol Dorot building.

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10,000 Books Sold! Happy Birthday to Me! So I turned The Big 5-0 over the

So I turned The Big 5-0 over the 2nd days of Passover.

I spent it with my family, who showered me with cards and gifts and love. It was wonderful.

Also wonderful was the lead-up...

My Annual Passover "Vinch" (Wish) Hi! This Pre-passover season has gone

Hi! This Pre-passover season has gone quite swimmingly for The Dad Jokes Haggadah, in various forms. To wit:

https://martinbodekbooks.com/books/the-dad-jokes-haggadah

Plus, Gil...

...And Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City Will you be in, near, around, or

Will you be in, near, around, or headed past Atlantic City this Sunday? Take a detour to Chabad of the Shore in middle of your day to listen to me chatter about my haggadot.

You...

Thrilled to be Part of Seder Surprises! My good man Zal Suldan does this

My good man Zal Suldan does this Seder workshop annually, and helps improve the Passover night experience for scores of families who are looking for a re-injection of oomph. He...

A Book Talk in My Old Hometown It was the thrill of a lifetime to represent

It was the thrill of a lifetime to represent 3GNY - Descendants of Holocaust Survivors with a Zaidy's War book talk at the Holocaust Memorial Committee's Purim Brunch in the...