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Dory Manor, left, and Moshe Sakal of new Hebrew publishing house Altneuland. (Courtesy via JTA)
May 6, 2026, 8:14 am
New Hebrew press in Berlin seeks to build literary home outside of Israel
Founders of Altneuland, the first such publishing house since the Jewish state’s inception, embrace Israeli writers – and readers – while spurning government funding
By Shira Li Bartov
Illustrative: Two men hold up a banner and signs along Market Street during a tech workers protest against Google and Amazon for their contracts with the Israeli government in San Francisco, September 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
September 10, 2024, 4:54 am
Why did Amazon blacklist – and then permit – two books based on Oct. 7 testimonies?
Citing ‘violation of company guidelines,’ online seller blocked 2 titles about the Hamas atrocities from sale this summer; company spokesperson denies anti-Israel bias at play
By Matt Lebovic
Writer Alex Epstein with one of his handmade miniature novels (Courtesy Alex Epstein)
August 2, 2023, 2:54 pm
Author Alex Epstein crafts tiny books to fit his micro stories
Novelist specializes in very short stories, and designs his own miniature tomes for them
By Jessica Steinberg
The In Print art book fair will be held January 11-13, 2023 at Jerusalem's Hansen House (Courtesy Dor Kedem)
January 11, 2023, 5:02 pm
This art book publisher wants to convey what artists are trying to say
Ian Sternthal, of Sternthal Books, reflects on the limited Israeli world of art books, as the In Print art book fair opens in Jerusalem
By Jessica Steinberg
This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows 'The Philosophy of Modern Song' by Bob Dylan. (Simon & Schuster via AP)
November 21, 2022, 11:31 pm
Publisher of new Bob Dylan book admits that ‘hand-signed’ copies were faked
Simon & Schuster offering refunds to those who paid $600 for a special edition of ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ after fans realized signatures were identical
By AP
Opposition leader and Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of the Manufacturers Association of Israel in Tel Aviv on October 19, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 19, 2022, 9:48 pm
Labor party activist sued for disseminating pirated copy of Netanyahu’s memoir
Publishing company files lawsuit against political campaigner who shared digital copy of book while criticizing former PM
By ToI Staff
The winners of the 1970 National Book Awards at Lincoln Center in New York, March 4, 1970: Erik H. Erikson, Lillian Hellman, Joyce Carol Oates and Isaac Bashevis Singer. (AP)
August 12, 2022, 5:29 am
Did a Jewish mafia once control the US publishing industry?
In a new book, academic Josh Lambert dives deep into common allegations of Jewish hegemony in the postwar literary world to discover the nuanced story behind such success
By Amy Spiro
Manager Reza Bahrami poses for a picture at a bookstore of the Nashre-Cheshmeh Publishing House on Karim Khan street in the Iranian capital Tehran, on December 5, 2020. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
February 13, 2022, 9:24 am
US sanctions hit book lovers in Iran as novel prices soar
Publishers are slashing number of titles and shrinking fonts because nation doesn’t produce paper and is dependent on imports paid for in foreign currency
By Ahmad Parhizi
Jared Kushner listens to US President Donald Trump during in a cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, DC, November 19, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP)
June 16, 2021, 8:49 am
Trump adviser Kushner signs book deal, with publication set for 2022
Publishing firm says book by key US figure in Mideast peace plan and Israel’s normalization with Arab countries will tell ‘the truth about what happened behind closed doors’
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A skull of Homo sapiens, al-Kafza cave, Middle Paleolithic Period, ca. 85,000 years ago. (Courtesy Israel Museum)
September 23, 2020, 2:47 pm
‘Sapiens’ graphic novel coming out in October
Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari’s wildly popular work on the origins and nature of humanity will be made accessible to readers who don’t gravitate to science books
By Marcy Oster
US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with national security adviser John Bolton in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, April 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
February 23, 2020, 1:00 am
Report: Trump seeking to block publication of ‘traitor’ Bolton’s book
President said to claim everything he told ex-national security adviser is classified, wants to delay publication at least until after vote; envoy Yovanovitch snags own book deal
By ToI Staff and AP
Looking for a book to buy at the 2019 Hebrew Book Week in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square.(Courtesy Flash 90)
June 16, 2019, 6:31 pm
People of the book are still reading – and writing
The National Library of Israel publishes statistics on the state of the country’s book publishing industry for 2018, with a focus on literature’s approach to kids with disabilities
By Jessica Steinberg
'Dear Kitty' and 'Anne Frank: The Collected Works,' both published in 2019
June 11, 2019, 9:12 pm
For Anne Frank’s 90th birthday, ‘dueling’ versions of her diary published
Although her last journal entry was penned 75 years ago, the young writer and her works are still being reinterpreted to craft her literary legacy
By Matt Lebovic
Director Woody Allen poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Cafe Society, at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 11, 2016. (AP/Thibault Camus)
May 3, 2019, 8:12 am
No one wants to publish Woody Allen’s memoir
Some executives at major US publishers reportedly refuse to even read manuscript by spurned Hollywood director
By AFP
Robert Alter seen in his home office. (David A.M. Wilensky/via JTA)
November 30, 2018, 6:25 am
Scholar’s coveted Bible translation, 22 years in the making, set to hit shelves
Prizing the original literary style above all else, Robert Alter becomes the first scholar to single-handedly produce a comprehensive English language text
By Rich Tenorio
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