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Hannah’s War menu for Book Clubs
Because Hannah Weiss is Austrian, as is her colleague at Los Alamos, Peter Reichl), I put together a menu of Austrian dishes, the kinds of Austrian specialties that might invoke happy memories of the old world and better times.
Read MoreOp. Ed: Trinity Test Anniversary
July 16th will mark the 75th anniversary of the first atomic test, known as Trinity. The day is rightly known as the day the world changed forever, entering into the “nuclear age.” The Trinity test was the result of an extraordinary number of characters, circumstances, and scientific principles that came together like pieces of an…
Read MoreIf Martinis aren’t the drink for you, try “The Manhattan Project.”
• 2 ½ oz Santa Fe Spirits’ Silver Coyote Whisky – hard to get outside New Mexico, so substitute your favorite rye or bourbon • ½ oz sweet vermouth • ½ oz Chartreuse • 2 dashes bitters (Angostura is the tradition) Stir for 30 seconds with ice, strain into 2 chilled cocktail glasses. Garnish with a maraschino cherry – a…
Read MoreOppenheimer’s Legendary Martini or “The Manhattan Project”
J. Robert Oppenheimer was said to have existed on “martinis, coffee, and cigarettes” when he was directing the Allies efforts to build the bomb in World War Two. Many crucial formulas were scrawled on cocktail napkins by the leading scientists of the Manhattan Project during Oppie’s nightly martini parties at his house on Bathtub Row.
Read MoreMums don’t have time to read: Podcast interview
Listen to Jan’s interview here. Jan Eliasberg is the award-winning screenwriter, director and debut author of Hannah’s War. This literary spy thriller follows a female Jewish physicist and her work on the atomic bomb during WWII. Jan referred to writing this book as the best creative experience of her life and I can see why!
Read MoreQ&A With Jan Eliasberg on her Research for Hannah’s War
Jan answers some questions to reveal the fascinating historical background to her novel Hannah’s War.
Read MoreEntranced by Research: Hannah’s War is not a Simple Biopic
Ruth Lewin Sime’s ground-breaking non-fiction book Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics, along with Meitner’s Letters and Diaries, were the building blocks for Hannah Weiss’s story.
Read MoreAbout Dr. Lise Meitner: Inspiration for Hannah’s War
One of the great luxuries of living in New York City is having access to the Public Library’s extraordinary microfilm collection; it was there that I read the issue of the New York Times on the day the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. In the Times’ summary of the complex and secret history of the Manhattan Project, one paragraph leapt off the page: “The key component that allowed the Allies to develop the bomb was brought to the Allies by a “female, non-Aryan physicist.’” Who was this woman, I wondered, And why isn’t her face staring out of every science textbook?
Read MorePre-publication party on November 7th
There will be a Pre-publication party on November 7th in honor of Hannah’s War author Jan Eliasberg. Emmy Award Winning Actor Tony Shalhoub and Palme D’Or winner John Turturro will be hosting.
Read MoreHannah’s War Romanian publishing rights sold in a three-way auction to LITERA.
LITERA has snatched the hottest properties of the year with very competitive offers. The publishers have big plans for Hannah’s War. They are committed to make the novel a bestseller in Romania!
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