When aspiring violinist Ilana is sent to stay with an aunt in Prague, she meets Benjamin. But things aren't all as they seem in 'The Ghosts of Rose Hill,' a new book by RM Romero
Captivating, meticulously researched historical work brings to light myriad ways banking dynasty's 'silent' mothers, daughters, and wives exerted key soft power for three centuries
Yosef Halper has served English readers from his rough location on Allenby Street for 30 years. Now the street and some of its regulars feature in his new book 'The Bibliomaniacs'
Writing with a good dose of humor about his own two sons, University of Michigan professor Scott Hershowitz explains why we should always take kids' questions about life seriously
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
An anonymous missive sends Anne Berest on a journey resulting in 'The Postcard,' an award-winning work of auto-fiction that lays bare the feelings and anxieties of French Jewry
Yelena Lembersky's 'Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour' is a surprisingly even-handed tale of escape from the Iron Curtain with her grandfather's famous Babyn Yar massacre paintings
American author, convinced that puzzle-solving made him a better person, shows readers how tackling crosswords, secret ciphers, mazes and more can change our lives and the world
'Old Truths and New Cliches' is made up almost entirely of works previously unpublished in English handpicked by the Nobel laureate and edited by scholar David Stromberg
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