Beth Kan­der has an MSW from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Michi­gan and an MFA in Cre­ative Writ­ing from Mis­sis­sip­pi Uni­ver­si­ty for Women. An award-win­ning play­wright, she’s a life­long the­atre kid and a Drama­tists Guild Foun­da­tion Nation­al Fel­low. Beth authored the pop­u­lar children’s book Do Not Eat This Book!: Fun with Jew­ish Foods & Fes­ti­vals. Her debut nov­el for grown-up read­ers, I Made It Out of Clay, hits shelves Decem­ber 10, 2024. To learn more, you can vis­it Beth’s web­site or fol­low her on Insta­gram or Face­book. She hopes to vis­it many JBC com­mu­ni­ties, and would also be end­less­ly grate­ful if you pre­ordered I Made It Out of Clay.