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Yair Zivan
July 11, 2024, 5:12 pm
Is this the solution to ‘angry’ politics?
Centrist politics is the focus of an anthology of essays collated by British-Israeli political adviser Yair Zivan.
By Jenni Frazer
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author John Boyne with Lauren Laverne as he appears on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
May 26, 2024, 10:01 am
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author: Don’t read Holocaust novels for facts
John Boyne responds to criticism about his book, which explores the fictional friendship between the son of an SS officer and a Jewish boy
By Jewish News Reporter
Waterstones Gower St
April 8, 2024, 4:02 pm
Waterstones denies claims of anti-Israel bias in book display at flagship store
Of four recommended books on display for reading on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, three are written by anti-Zionist authors Ilan Pappe and Noam Chomsky.
By Lee Harpin
March 19, 2024, 1:08 pm
Wingate prizewinner’s mother didn’t want to be featured in her daughter’s books
Elizabeth McCracken found a way to write about her mum while adhering to her wishes
By Francine Wolfisz
The books have been donated by several Israel book publishers.
December 27, 2023, 11:03 am
Bookmobile spreads joy to displaced Israeli children, page by page
The National Library of Israel initiative will tour the country, visiting evacuees at 40 centres serving those moved from southern and northern border communities.
By Jenni Frazer
October 5, 2023, 6:07 pm
Men can write romantic novels – and they can be funny, too
Netflix show The Queen's Gambit inspired Paul A Mendelson's new book (but it's not about chess)
By Alex Galbinski
September 21, 2023, 3:44 pm
“When I think back on my life I see a picture of my mother”
Holocaust survivor Ivor Perl was sent to Auschwitz aged eight. He tells all in a poignant memoir
By Sarah Miller
Samantha Ferraro and Limor Chen
September 11, 2023, 2:00 pm
Meet the chefs sharing their family’s Mediterranean cooking in new recipe books
Samantha Ferraro and Limor Chen's dishes are full of flavour
By Angie Jacobs
A Zoom Rockman illustration from the book.
August 2, 2023, 3:37 pm
Children’s literature comes of age with Ivor Baddiel’s bonkers new book
Everything that could possibly go wrong at a bar mitzvah does go wrong in the author's madcap new novel.
By Candice Krieger
July 28, 2023, 8:53 am
Funnyman Nigel Planer gets serious about his Jewish heritage
The not-so-young-one is playing two Jewish grandfather sin the next few weeks. Oh, and he's written a book
By Brigit Grant
July 21, 2023, 5:58 pm
Anything but normal: Funny man Ashley Blaker on his wonderfully atypical family
Six kids, one wife, performances around the world, a looming stint at the Edinburgh Festival and a new book to boot. How does Ashley Blaker manage it all?
By Debbie Collins
July 18, 2023, 10:15 am
Roald Dahl Museum displays plaque apologising for author’s ‘racist views towards Jewish people’
Buckinghamshire museum has placed a panel in the welcome area of the building, condemning the celebrated children’s writer’s racism.
By Jenni Frazer
Journalist and writer Ruth Eglash. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
July 13, 2023, 1:57 pm
Washington Post Jerusalem correspondent turns fact into fiction
Journalist Ruth Marks Eglash has written a novel highlighting the human aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict
By Sarah Miller
Victoria Selman
June 8, 2023, 12:45 pm
How a fascination with serial killers put Victoria Selman on the bestseller lists
Thriller writer talks about the inspiration for her latest addictive read. PLUS the chance to win her latest book
By Beatrice Sayers
Adam Leigh
May 18, 2023, 6:10 pm
Why did the author write the book? Adam Leigh on his latest novel, Chicken Wars
The talented writer's second novel,is a rollercoaster ride about the poultry-related life of a hapless hero.
By Jenni Frazer
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