Novel

Wait until life touches you, and the poems appear like bruises - opinion

A poem is a spontaneous burst of emotion; the words come unbidden, and break through all your controlled inhibitions.

 An illustrative image of poetry.
Lihi Lapid on what October 7 did to Israeli authors

The Manhattan bookstore that wouldn't host her: Lihi Lapid on what October 7 did to Israeli authors

R.F. Kuang attends the Girls Write Now Awards 2024 at DVF Studio on Oct. 10, 2024, in New York City.

Backlash grows over Israeli character in R.F. Kuang’s upcoming novel 'Taipei Story'

The Irgun Museum in Tel Aviv.

'The Gavriel Tirosh Affair': Unforgettable teacher, lingering memory - review


New movie ‘Judas’ brings Amos Oz’s ideas to life

One of Oz's more cerebral works has just been adapted into an impressive movie, Judas, by the acclaimed veteran director Dan Wolman, playing in theaters throughout Israel. 

 EINAV MARKEL (lefts) and Yuval Livni in Judas.

'Parallel Lines': New novel gives young adults a new look at Jerusalem

Coming from the world of journalism, this award-winning writer decided that a novel would be an effective medium for giving readers a compelling glimpse of real-life Jerusalem.

 RUTH MARKS EGLASH: ‘Israeli kids don’t know what’s going on here.’

'The Goldin Calf': A Jewish novel with a message - review

The basic theme is “If you’re Jewish, follow your parents’ advice – Don’t marry a non-Jew because look what can happen if you do!”

‘WHILE THE Golden Calf surprised Moses, Herzl was ready to confront it.’

Agatha Christie novels edited by HarperCollins to remove offensive references to Jews

The edits, which the British Telegraph first reported on Sunday, add Christie to a growing list of authors whose work is getting tweaked for contemporary audiences.

 Agatha Christie

How Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' broke taboos around interfaith marriage

Through the 1960s, middle-grade and young adult fiction rarely acknowledged the existence of these families, reflecting and reinforcing their outsider status.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

Novel about Chinese rescuer of Jews raises questions about facts vs. fiction in Holocaust stories

A dispute is casting a shadow over a new novel and reinvigorating longstanding debates over the importance of truth in historical fiction — particularly in stories about the Holocaust.

THE YAD VASHEM monument to Righteous Among the Nations.

'My Name is Asher Lev' comes to Jerusalem stage

"My Name is Asher Lev" grapples with some of life’s greatest universal issues.

 DAVID GOLINKIN (center) with costars Jordan Zell and Ksenia Saevich in 'My Name is Asher.'

Salman Rushdie releases new novel six months after stabbing attack

Rushdie's upcoming novel takes the form of a translation of a mythical epic about the Vijayanagara Empire that ruled over much of southern India in the 14th century.

 AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

Shakespeare’s lost manuscript

David Herman packs a great deal into the small book, and The Lost Manuscript will certainly be enjoyed by an adolescent readership – and by many adults as well.

 GET INSIDE the Bard’s story of Jewish character Shylock (Pictured: Portrait from ‘Hombres y Mujeres Celebres,’ Barcelona, 1877).

Grigory Kanovich, award-winning author who chronicled Lithuanian Jewry, dies at 93

The writer was well-known for bringing attention to the Lithuanian-Jewish experience.

A memorial candle for Holocaust Remembrance Day