Novel

Irish author Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned Palestine Action

Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defense companies, was banned shortly after a June 2025 break-in at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton base.

Sally Rooney attends a photocall during the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
BASTIEN BOUILLON in "At Work."

In 'At Work', Bouillon charms in a predictable look at a struggling novelist - review

Polish born Mordechai Fox, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, wears a yellow Star of David on his jacket during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust novel Delicate finds its English-speaking audience at last

 An illustrative image of poetry.

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


'To Die in Secret': A compelling novel about a woman coping with tragedy - review

Some of the relationships, such as that of Nomi and her mother, whom she hasn’t seen in 40 years and is now facing dementia, are laced with regret; others of unfulfilled potential.

 Author Haviva Ner-David

'Parallel Lines': YA novel portrays Jerusalem's complex reality - review

The title “Parallel Lines” refers to the route of the light rail, which traverses through both Jewish and Palestinian neighborhoods, and to the lives of the three main characters.

 Ruth Marks Eglash holding her new book at the Tower of David Museum.

'Parallel Lines': Learning from writing a fictional novel - opinion

Discussing the divisions and tensions between Jerusalem's distinctly separate "tribes" in a new fictional novel, Parallel Lines.

 OUTGOING AMBASSADOR of the United States to Israel Tom Nides sits with the author at her book launch earlier this month in Jerusalem

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.'