In an autobiographical novel, French author Edouard Louis returns to a brutal and almost fatal one-night stand. He tells Haaretz why he understands his assailant's behavior – and how literature can influence reality
Nine books worthy of your consideration this year, including a novel about grieving Israeli and Palestinian fathers, and a tome celebrating Jewish genius (and anxiety)
In his book 'We Are the Weather,' Jonathan Safran Foer explains why the climate crisis is failing to stir emotions and social change. But Judaism may offer a solution
‘I wanted to give it to him on his 80th birthday, but he died on me,’ says David Kroyanker, author of ‘The Jerusalem of Amos Oz’
Goldsmith Salomone da Sesso was renowned as the jeweler of Lucrezia Borgia. Now, an Israeli historian has unearthed the sinister plot that made him adopt a new religion
In the last of a quartet of novels, Sayed Kashua grapples with identity, exile, lies, loneliness and longing – both his and his protagonist's
A new book examines how, nearly a century ago, a small town in upstate New York saw an actual blood libel, where the residents were ready to entertain the notion that their Jewish neighbors had kidnapped a young child for a ritual sacrifice
Aleksandra Brushtein's books, set in Czarist Russia, gained cult status among Soviet Jews
Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas growing up was my norm, but discussing my family interfaith traditions sometimes made me feel isolated
In an age of populism and virulent nationalism, Prof. Yael (Yuli) Tamir’s new book 'Why Nationalism' deftly explores issues that the liberal elites have ignored and the extreme right has exploited for its own ends
Ayelet Tsabari’s memoir, ‘The Art of Leaving,’ offers a rare narrative about a globe-trotting woman who flees home. Now that she has reconciled with her Yemenite roots and (partially) with Israel, she explains what drove her away
'The Siege of Tel Aviv' envisions five Muslim armies attacking Israel - and the Nazi-style genocide attempt that follows
The father of individualism, a representative of capitalism or proof of the advantages of returning to nature? You make the call
'Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel' by Matti Friedman reveals the little-known history of pre-state Israel’s first spies – Jews who immigrated from Arab countries but were strangers in both worlds
'America’s Jewish Women: A History From Colonial Times to Today' shows us that today's American Jewish women and their foremothers aren't so different
This could be the first time a woman is named the sole winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
She broke numerous athletics records, chose to have a mastectomy to help her fit into a motor car better and had love affairs with the likes of Josephine Baker. Now a new book wants to set the record straight on the woman accused of betraying the French Resistance
Amichai Chasson’s poem ‘America’ captures three moments in front of a TV screen, spanning 44 years of U.S.-Israeli relations on both a national and personal level
Benjamin Balint on his book ‘Kafka’s Last Trial,’ and why no streets in Israel are named after the Jewish writer
In a new book, Benjamin Balint unravels the circumstances that led to the bitter fight over Max Brod's estate and the way it played out in courtrooms in Israel and abroad