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"Aimee lights up the room with her intelligence and her charm. She is the real deal." - Ed Asner
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Silver Medal to The City Of Light
News Flash: The City Of Light, by Theodore Bikel and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, has won the silver medal in its category from the Forword's India Press Awards. Mazal Tov to our publishers Mandel Vilar Press and MomentBooks, to our illustrator Noah Phillips, and to the whole team! To buy your copy, go HERE
NEW: From my blog "The energy in the room shifts. We have spoken of everything else and now there is no way to avoid it. It is time to talk about the Portillo family’s attempt to cross over, legally, into the United States, requesting asylum under international and US law. Tomás and Clarissa glance at each other and look down, then again, wanting to share this experience with us, not wanting to relive it. Jeramias, the eldest, claims his Papa’s lap. As Tomás slowly begins and as the story unfolds, the boy nods his head, silently approving every word as truth. I have interviewed hundreds, thousands of people in my long career as an investigative reporter. Although it was hard to stay completely present as emotions of anger, disgust, and grief coursed through me, I believe every word Tomás and Clarissa told me this day..."- for full entry click here.
The City Of Light

Now in a second printing, The City of Light by Aimee Ginsburg Bikel and Theo Bikel, is a timeless children's classic.
NEWS: The City Of Light has won the Silver Medal in its category from the Foreward Review Indie Book award
NEWS: The City Of Light has made the 2020 Skipping Stones magazine honor awards list. We are so proud to be recognized by this wonderful institution.