Novel

Albert Camus' classic existential novel 'The Stranger' receives a sleek, stunning cinematic update

The Stranger is a classic of modern French literature, and adapting it for the screen must have been daunting, but Ozon, an eclectic and often playful and original filmmaker who is up to the task.

Benjamin Voisin stars as Meursault, who wrestles with questions of how to act in a godless universe where everything is absurd and meaningless.
10 DOWNING STREET, the residence of Britian’s prime ministers, is the site of an ingenious Russian drone attack in the plot of ‘Ransom.’

Daniel Silva's newest novel 'Ransom' proves to be a superb and timely spy thriller - review

CITY OF CONTRASTS: Sarah Tuttle-Singer walks the Old City streets next to an Arab Muslim woman.

New book 'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard' is messy, beautiful, and full of light - review

Sally Rooney attends a photocall during the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Irish author Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned Palestine Action


In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich to Lilith Fair

Sarah Seltzer sheds light on her recently published novel, embracing the depth of Jewish American culture with the highlights of 60s rock.

 Author and native New Yorker Sarah Seltzer, left, and the cover of her debut novel "The Singer Sisters."

'A Series of Unfortunate Events' is very Jewish. Here's why

Written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Event is beloved for its macabre tone, quickly characters, and numerous mysteries. But it's also Jewish.

 Neil Patrick Harris attends the 'Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on January 11, 2017 in New York City.

'Alice by Heart': A wartime coming-of-age musical based on Alice in Wonderland - review

Clearly a major group effort, this production wowed the audience on opening night with exquisite songs, playful and dynamic choreography, splendid acting, and moments of surreal comedy.

 THE QUEEN of Hearts holds court.

British-Jewish author Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault

Gaiman strongly denies these accusations, and says the claims are related to the two women's regret over the relationship.

 Neil Gaiman.

John Irving in Jerusalem: I’m pro-Israel, I’m pro-Jewish, and here for you

Irving, who last visited Israel in 1981, said his new book brings back some of the characters and setting of his beloved novel, The Cider House Rules.

 John Irving speaking at an event at Mishkenot Shana'anim on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

‘Goyhood’ - Reuven Fenton on the story behind his debut novel

The character discovers, to his disbelief and horror, that his mother was not actually Jewish,

 REUVEN FENTON: ‘New York Post’ reporter, Orthodox Jew.

Bestselling author John Irving makes appearance at the Jerusalem Writers Festival

The author, who appeared on Zoom because he had just caught a case of COVID, had planned to attend the festival in person – and promised his interviewer to come to Israel when his health permitted.

 JOHN IRVING (on screen) is interviewed by Ari Folman this week at the Jerusalem Writers Festival at Mishkenot Sha’ananim.

'On Her Own': The gripping new novel by Lihi Lapid - review

Lihi Lapid is a writer and activist for disability rights. She is married to Israeli politician Yair Lapid, currently the leader of the opposition.

 Lihi Lapid

Lihi Lapid's novel ‘On Her Own’ 

While she is the author of novel, Woman of Valor, which was also published in English to positive reviews, and several other books that came out in Israel, she is also the wife of Yair Lapid

 LIHI LAPID: Now that the book is being published in English, I think people who read it outside of Israel will have a greater understanding of what it means to be Israeli, of the price we pay for our life here. That’s very meaningful to me.

'Orfeo’s Last Act': A plot spanning Renaissance Italy and modern England - review

The two parts of the story run side by side down the 262 pages of the book, part one on the evenly numbered pages; part two on the odd. 

 OPENING of Salamone Rossi’s ‘Madrigaletti,’ Venice, 1628, on display at the Diaspora Museum, Tel Aviv.