novel

The ‘Hanukkah Erotica Book Club’ aims to connect Jews — with romance novels

Friends and stepsisters Malya Levin and Rachel Mintz unpack the world of Jewish romance novels — and their own NYC dating history — on their biweekly podcast.

A mysterious postcard made French author Anne Berest confront her family’s Holocaust story

An award-winning bestseller tackles the tough questions French Jews are grappling with.

Linda Grant wins British literary prize for coming-of-age novel about Jews in London

The Wingate Literary Prize is awarded to the best book, fiction or nonfiction, to translate the idea of Jewishness to readers.

Global

Gal Gadot adapting controversial Israeli-Palestinian love story into film

Culture

40 years ago, a refusenik made art of the Soviet Jewish tragedy. At 82, he is seeing its first English translation.

Culture

Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring

Culture

A fresh crop of Jewish books for spring

Culture

The Jewish translator behind Elena Ferrante — and Primo Levi

Israel

Jewish-Arab love story excluded from Israeli classrooms is best-seller

Israel

Israel’s Education Ministry bans novel about Israeli-Palestinian love

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