Books
Is There Anything More American Than The Ten Commandments?
Jenna Weissman Joselit delves into the surprisingly hilarious American history of one of the world’s most famous religious texts.
It’s Book Week In Israel — So What Happened To All The Women?
“It’s not always easy to discern all this gender politics looking at book-fair displays.”
Israeli Author’s Translator Gives Prize Money To Group Critical Of IDF
“I’m not going to waste my breath hoping for change to come from the current Israeli administration,” Jessica Cohen said in her acceptance speech.
Jessica Cohen, David Grossman’s Translator, To Donate Man Booker Winnings To Israeli Human Rights Group
“I’m not going to waste my breath hoping for change to come from the current Israeli administration.”
EXCLUSIVE: Meet David Grossman, Israel’s Conscience And Man Booker Prize Winner
Israel’s David Grossman talks about his 2017 Man Booker Prize-winning novel, “A Horse Walks Into A Bar.”
David Grossman Wins Man Booker International Prize
Israeli novelist David Grossman and his translator, Jessica Cohen, have won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize for “A Horse Walks Into a Bar.”
Teju Cole’s New Book Defies Categorization
The paradox at the heart of Kafka and Benjamin is at the heart of this book as well – understanding that this, whatever it is, cannot be understood.
Did Bob Dylan Plagiarize His Nobel Lecture — From Sparknotes?
Yes, really: SparkNotes.
EXCLUSIVE: An Interview With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Greg Pardlo
Poet Greg Pardlo says race doesn’t exist — and he lives this creed in his poetry.
Howard Jacobson’s ‘Pussy’ Grabs Trump — By The Book
“Why am I watching this man?” Jacobson wondered while watching Trump. “There is nothing here. It’s the power of nothing.”
