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Guests at Art and Fashion Café, Warsaw, 1930s. (Public domain via Polish National Digital Archives)
April 7, 2026, 7:48 pm
In glitzy interwar Warsaw, truth meets fiction as 2 young women hunt for missing mentor
In ‘The Last Woman of Warsaw,’ out April 7, author Judy Batalion shows the Jewish diversity of the cosmopolitan city as an odd couple sets out to solve a mystery
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Author Judy Blume at BookCon in New York, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
March 21, 2026, 5:09 pm
For generations of Judy Blume fans, long-awaited biography does not disappoint
Realistic kids’ and teen fiction pioneer introduced readers to relatable characters and plots, not to mention unforgettable lines like, ‘We must, we must, we must increase our bust!’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
'The Rise of the Spider' by Michael P. Spradlin. (Courtesy)
October 5, 2024, 8:20 am
Depicting interwar Germany’s rising Nazi party, new kids novel teaches history, morality
‘The Rise of the Spider’ by NY Times bestselling author Michael P. Spradlin aims to show young readers that it’s everyday people who change the world for the better
By Penny Schwartz
'Next Stop' is the first novel by Benjamin Resnick, rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center in suburban New York. (Kenneth Resnick; Simon & Schuster/ JTA)
September 13, 2024, 1:25 am
A rabbi’s debut novel imagines a black hole swallowing Israel. And then things get weird
Benjamin Resnick’s ‘Next Stop’ is set in a dystopian near future where the golden age of American Jewry is just a memory — as is the Jewish state
By Larry Yudelson
A very young Elida (left) with Stanislava and her daughter Audra, who hid Elida (renamed Rita) on their farm from late 1943 to the end of the war. (Courtesy of Zipora Klein Jakob)
May 4, 2024, 7:10 am
The amazing true story of a baby illegally born and smuggled out of Kovno ghetto
Elida Freidman Goldberg Katzman changed names, families, countries and continents numerous times as she grappled until her premature death with being a Holocaust orphan from birth
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Journalist and writer Ruth Eglash, whose debut novel, 'Parallel Lines,' launches June 15, 2023 (Courtesy Ariel Jerozolimski)
June 16, 2023, 5:53 pm
In teen-driven debut, a news veteran switches to fiction to unravel Jerusalem’s lives
Ruth Eglash plumbs her experiences as a veteran reporter in ‘Parallel Lines,’ a novel about three girls whose stories cross on the tracks
By Jessica Steinberg
The unsolved murder of Haim Arlosoroff is the central focus of 'The Red Balcony' by Jonathan Wilson. (Public domain/ Courtesy)
February 22, 2023, 4:13 am
An early Zionist’s unsolved murder fuels a mystery novel ripped from the archives
The slaying of Haim Arlosoroff 90 years ago remains controversial. What will Jonathan Wilson’s characters make of this unsolvable crime in ‘The Red Balcony,’ on shelves now?
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Israeli snipers prepare for massive protests by Palestinians in Gaza and the potential for demonstrators to try to breach the security fence on March 30, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces/File)
September 21, 2022, 5:10 am
Israeli novelist explores painful psychological price paid by IDF soldiers
In ‘Victorious,’ Yishai Sarid tells the story of a military psychologist who believes her job is to teach young soldiers to kill. And then her son enlists in the paratroopers
By Amy Spiro
An illustrative composite image of Felicia Berliner's new book, 'Shmutz,' and a Hasidic family in Brooklyn in 2013. (Courtesy; AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
July 19, 2022, 9:01 pm
Provocative novel peeps into the profane world of a Haredi woman’s porn addiction
In her debut work set in New York, pseudonymous author Felicia Berliner tells the story of a young Hasidic woman sucked into an obsession with ‘Shmutz’
By Amy Spiro
Author Faye Kellerman whose latest book, 'The Hunt,' is the last in her Decker/Lazarus series. (Courtesy: Faye Kellerman)
July 8, 2022, 12:45 pm
Podcast: Author Faye Kellerman talks books, crime and characters
The bestselling crime writer discusses ‘The Hunt,’ the last in her Decker/Lazarus series
By ToI Staff
Framed extracts of French writer Louis-Ferdinand Celine's (portrait) correspondence displayed at the Gallimard gallery during the exhibition titled 'Celine, recovered manuscripts' in Paris, May 3, 2022. (Christophe Archambault/AFP)
May 4, 2022, 11:37 am
Manuscript by famed pro-Nazi French author resurfaces after 78 years
Louis-Ferdinand Celine’s ‘Guerre’ to hit bookstores decades following his abandonment of personal papers as the Allies approached Paris during WWII
By Hugues HONORE
Author Omer Friedlander and his new book, 'The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land.' (Yam Traiber)
April 13, 2022, 5:57 pm
Israeli writer brings his homeland to life in new English story collection
27-year-old debut author Omer Friedlander, now living in New York, paints vivid pictures of characters, tales and times gone by in ‘The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land’
By Amy Spiro
South African author Damon Galgut poses with his book 'The Promise' on October 31, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
November 5, 2021, 8:10 am
Novel about South African Jewish mother picks up prestigious Booker Prize
‘The Promise’ by Damon Galgut spans 40 years of recent South African history
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Helene Wecker (Sheldon Wecker)
July 31, 2021, 3:02 am
After long hiatus, author Helene Wecker resurrects fans’ beloved Golem and Jinni
With a mix of old and new characters, ‘The Hidden Palace’ advances the duo’s magic, heartbreak and love into early 20th century New York and Middle East
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ruth Behar's grandmother Esther (third from left in front row, in white dress) with her family in Agramonte, Cuba, c. 1936. (Courtesy)
July 1, 2021, 3:00 am
Based on grandmother’s heroic tale, author shows 1930s Cuba as haven for Jews
Ruth Behar mines family lore for ‘Letters From Cuba,’ a book for readers ages 8-12 about a pre-teen Polish-Jewish girl’s solo journey to life in remote sugar plantation town
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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