July 4, 2017
1:28 pm

Herman Wouk during an interview with CBS, July 2, 2017 (screen capture/YouTube)

At 102, legendary author Herman Wouk has a new book out

Jewish novelist says his ‘main task’ has been depicting ‘what happened in World War II and the Holocaust’

By Benjamin Kerstein

May 20, 2017
3:21 am

Idra Novey, author of 'Ways to Disappear.' (Donata Zanotti)

The award-winning novel that appeared out of nowhere

Acclaimed translator Idra Novey’s debut book ‘Ways to Disappear’ is a five-year secret project turned Sami Rohr Prize winner

By Cathryn J. Prince

May 4, 2017
2:01 pm

Author Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature

Novel ‘Ways to Disappear’ explores a translator’s search for a missing author in modern-day Brazil

By JTA

March 15, 2017
3:08 pm

Students from St Angela’s School, Ursuline Convent view 'Representations of Jews in Irish Literature' exhibition at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, February 2017 (Jennifer Bolger/WIT)

Dracula the ‘Wandering Jew,’ and other unknown facets of Irish lit in NY-bound exhibition

From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, Jews are a surprisingly constant presence in a millennium of Irish writing

By Renee Ghert-Zand

January 12, 2017
5:07 pm

Illustrative photo of shelves filled with books. (CC BY 2.0 Stewart Butterfield/Wikipedia)

Jewish Quarterly announces finalists for Wingate Prize

Award given annually by British magazine to the book that best conveys ‘idea of Jewishness to the general reader’

By Times of Israel staff

January 11, 2017
11:44 pm

Writer Michael Chabon speaking at The New Yorker Festival 2014 on October 10, 2014, in New York City. (Andrew Toth/Getty Images for The New Yorker Festival via JTA)

Michael Chabon, Daniel Gordis win National Jewish Book Awards

‘Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn’ declared book of the year; author of ‘The Yiddish Policemen’s Union’ also honored

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6:26 pm

Books make a wonderful Chrismukkah gift. (Courtesy of the Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation)

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1:43 am

Jonathan Safran Foer (Jeff Mermelstein/via JTA)

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2:50 pm

James Schamus, left, and Logan Lerman on the set of 'Indignation.' (Alison Cohen Rosa/via JTA)

‘Indignation’ brings Philip Roth’s novel about anti-Semitism to the big screen

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By Charles Munitz

July 26, 2016
6:41 am

From left: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Jonah Lehrer, Jessi Klein (Jesse Jiryu Davis/Leah Lehrer/Robyn Von Swank/via JTA)

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July 11, 2016
6:36 pm

Elie Wiesel, the author of over 50 books, in the study of his New York City home, Oct. 14, 1986. (Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images/via JTA)

7 Elie Wiesel books that you must read

The late, great Holocaust survivor author of ‘Night’ was the versatile composer of over 50 works of various genres

By Gabe Friedman

June 24, 2016
2:31 am

Famed Yiddish author Shalom Aleichem, whose centennial yahrzeit was May 22, 2016, seated at his writing desk. (Courtesy YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)

100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian

Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer’s anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many

By Julie Masis

June 20, 2016
2:15 am

Rivka Galchen's 96-page lyric essay, 'Little Labors,' was released in May by New Directions (YouTube screenshot)

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author

Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness

By Jen Maidenberg

June 9, 2016
10:04 pm

Etgar Keret at the 2011 International Writers' Festival (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

Israeli author Etgar Keret awarded Bronfman Prize

One of Israel’s most successful writers receives $100,000 prize for conveying Jewish and humanitarian values

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May 29, 2016
6:57 pm

Inspiration came from diverse sources for author Amy Gottlieb, from the Bible to Whitman, to Hasidic and Hindu wisdom, lending an eclectic energy to the novel's 70-year saga (courtesy)

Debut novel offers 70-year study of tragedy’s mystical ripples

In ‘The Beautiful Possible’ author Amy Gottlieb brings a Holocaust refugee to Eastern enlightenment — and then tosses him back to his complex roots

By Cathryn J. Prince

Topic: Jewish literature

At 102, legendary author Herman Wouk has a new book out

Jewish novelist says his ‘main task’ has been depicting ‘what happened in World War II and the Holocaust’

The award-winning novel that appeared out of nowhere

Acclaimed translator Idra Novey’s debut book ‘Ways to Disappear’ is a five-year secret project turned Sami Rohr Prize winner

Author Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature

Novel ‘Ways to Disappear’ explores a translator’s search for a missing author in modern-day Brazil

Dracula the ‘Wandering Jew,’ and other unknown facets of Irish lit in NY-bound exhibition

From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, Jews are a surprisingly constant presence in a millennium of Irish writing

Jewish Quarterly announces finalists for Wingate Prize

Award given annually by British magazine to the book that best conveys ‘idea of Jewishness to the general reader’

Michael Chabon, Daniel Gordis win National Jewish Book Awards

‘Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn’ declared book of the year; author of ‘The Yiddish Policemen’s Union’ also honored

8 books for 8 nights of Hanukkah

Whether you burn through a book a day or wrap a few as gifts, we’ve got enough literature to fuel you for the duration of the holiday

10 awesome tomes for the Days of Awe (and after)

If you dare glance away from your prayer book a moment, these volumes might be worth the risk

‘Indignation’ brings Philip Roth’s novel about anti-Semitism to the big screen

Writer and producer James Schamus channels his inner ‘good Jewish boy’ in directorial debut

7 books to make your summer more summery — and Jewy, too

Add a little ‘yiddishkeit’ to your reading list this beach season and check out these not-too-schmaltzy selections

7 Elie Wiesel books that you must read

The late, great Holocaust survivor author of ‘Night’ was the versatile composer of over 50 works of various genres

100 years later, Sholem Aleichem’s censored tales available in Russian

Since the Soviet regime prevented proliferation of the writer’s anti-communist religious nostalgia, these new translations are a first glimpse into shtetl life for many

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author

Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness

Israeli author Etgar Keret awarded Bronfman Prize

One of Israel’s most successful writers receives $100,000 prize for conveying Jewish and humanitarian values

Debut novel offers 70-year study of tragedy’s mystical ripples

In ‘The Beautiful Possible’ author Amy Gottlieb brings a Holocaust refugee to Eastern enlightenment — and then tosses him back to his complex roots

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