Books and Audio Books and Theater (oh, my)
The Worst – a novel. Book and audiobook, 2026
Vanilla Ice Cream, Hot Apple Pie, and the Carved Pumpkin – three New England ghost stories. Limited edition, 2026
The Bed Time Story Book – 25th anniversary edition, book and audiobook, 2025
The Better Place - a solo show blending storytelling with theater, 2025
The Council of Wise Women book and audiobook. As Izzy Abrahmson, narration by Kate Reading, 2024
The Cracked Potter -limited edition novella –  as Izzy Abrahmson, March 2024) 
Two Guys Project Performances. With Christopher Johnson, 2023
The Zombie Cat –a novel.  Audiobook, 2023, book 2017.
The Village Twins - as Izzy Abrahmson, 2022
It Ate My Sister - a novel. Audiobook, 2022, book 2008.
Roger Williams vs. The Big Blue Bug (2022)
The Village Feasts – Stories by Izzy Abrahmson, 2022
Intermission – limited edition audiobook for adults, 2022
A Village Romance (as Izzy Abrahmson, 2021) - Storytelling World Honors Award
Winter Blessings (as Izzy Abrahmson, 2021) National Jewish Book Award Finalist! Indy Book Award Finalist!
The Race (2021) - a live theater piece subverting the Zoomscape, produced by The Wilbury Group Theatre
The Groston Rules – a novel, 2020
Summer 2020 – live audiobook, 2020
The Bark Minder Project – experimentation. 2018-2019
Loki Ragnarok  Epic retelling. print and auciobook, 2017 and 2019. Audie Award Nominee for Best Original Work 
A Dead Politician, an Undead Clam and an Ancient Horror – limited edition, 2016
Transmit Joy! an awesome (audio) storybook, 2016. – Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner for Audio Storytelling 
Every Hero Has a Story – story collection, 2015
Cinderella Spinderella – illustrated book and ebook, 2014. – Kickstarter Funding and 5 international ebook awards 
Genies, Giants and a Walrus, story collection, 2012
Kings, Wolves, Princesses and Lions — story collection, 2012
The Buddha Who Wore Keds – story collection, 2012
Stories for Peace – story collection, 2011 
A Holiday Present – live audio storytelling, 2010
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night… – live audio storytelling, 2010

The Brothers Schlemiel (abridged, 2008, Jewish Publication Society) 
Classic Stories for Boys and Girls (audio 2004) – Children’s Music Web Award, iParenting Media Award 
Tall Tales, Whoppers and Lies (audio, 2003) 
The Brothers Schlemiel (serialization, 1999 to 2001)
The Brothers Schlemiel from Birth to Bar Mitzvah (audio 2001) 
The Everything Bedtime Story Book (2001) 
Crumbs Don’t Count — The Rationalization Diet (1994) 

Plus… 
More than 200 original short stories published in magazines, newspapers and websites including Cricket, The Forward, The Family, Bostonia, Conjure, and Pizza Today . 

Awards and Grants include… 
Audie Audiobook Award Nominee and Finalist for Best Original Work for Loki Ragnarok Audiobook 
Finalist National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature for The Lethal Latkes
Folk Arts Fellowship, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Storytelling World Honors Award for A Village Romance
Parents Choice Gold for Audio Storytelling  Transmit Joy! Audiobook 
Kickstarter funding; RISCA Project Grant, Digital Book Award Finalist, QED Award, Mom’s Choice Silver, Benjamin Franklin Silver for Cinderella Spinderella
Storytelling World Honor Award for A Hanukkah Present (audio) 
Children’s Music Web Award,  iParenting Media Award for Classic Stories for Boys and Girls 
US Department of Education Grant to Train School Librarians 
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Literature 
RI Department of Education Innovative Project Grant 

Training 
Trinity Rep Conservatory Graduate (playwrighting, directing, acting) 
Columbia University, BA,  (playwrighting at Hammerstein Center for the Arts, storytelling, mythology) 
Rhode Island College, MA (English, theater) 
Margolis Method/Adapters Movement Theater (30+ years)
Aikido (20 years Sandan, Shidoin, third degree black belt/instructor ) 
Yoga (15 years) 
Centering and Internal Power (3 years) 
Live Storytelling Performances (Average 100 performances/year 2000-today)