Chris Baron on Passover Anthology "On All Other Nights" and Wildfire Verse Novel "Spark"

Chris Baron on Passover Anthology "On All Other Nights" and Wildfire Verse Novel "Spark"

Author: Elisabeth April 11, 2026 Duration: 55:24
Dr. Elisabeth Paige interviews middle grade author and English professor Chris Baron about two recent books: the Passover anthology "On All Other Nights," which he co-edited with Joshua Levy and Naomi Milliner, and his verse novel "Spark" about California wildfires. Baron discusses his preference for poetry, his writing journey into middle grade, and why certain stories choose verse versus prose and vice versa. He explains Passover’s meaning, family traditions, and how the anthology maps shor...

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