At age 64, the musician-author isn't exactly singing a new tune; she tells The Times of Israel that she's had a passion for literature her whole life and is a voracious reader

Running at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater through April 9, 'Describe the Night' looks at the writer who popularized stories about Russia's underworld before being executed in 1940

Actors John Turturro, Matthew Broderick and Tony Shalhoub, plus a slew of appropriately edgy writers, will head up a 3-day literary festival for the hometown hero March 17-19

Now in her 80s, the second-wave feminist leader, writer, and Israel activist looks back on how her family's drive to avoid stigma molded her view of self and others

In 'Turn Every Page,' out Dec. 30, Lizzie Gottlieb captures the often tense relationship between her father, editing great Robert Gottlieb, and lauded political author Robert Caro

PBS debuts 'The Adventures of Saul Bellow,' first wide-release documentary on the Jewish Nobelist, filmed by Israeli director Asaf Galay and featuring Philip Roth's final interview

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'

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

Now in select theaters, 'Benediction' deals with its subject's antiwar stance and homosexuality in WWI Britain, but skirts his complex relationship with his wealthy family's roots