In Maya Arad’s epistolary novel "Happy New Years", an Israeli immigrant writes annual Rosh Hashanah letters to her friends back home, masking the reality of her life in the... Read More

Cultures and generations clash in Maya Arad’s insightful novella collection "The Hebrew Teacher", which follows three storylines whose flows are sometimes concentric. Ilana is... Read More

An aging Israeli academic reckons with his family’s crimes—and his own—in Agur Schiff’s novel Professor Schiff’s Guilt. Professor Schiff is in no way proud of the fact... Read More

D. A. Mishani’s "Three" is a gripping novel that begins with an affair and continues through the salacious surprises and everyday horrors of contemporary dating. What pains... Read More

A dark and comic family drama, Ronit Matalon’s "And the Bride Closed the Door" takes place in Tel Aviv and begins with Margie making a big announcement through her bedroom... Read More

Moshe Sakal’s "The Diamond Setter" is a spellbinding saga of love and family secrets. Characters’ stories overlap, all connected by a famous blue diamond: Sabakh. A handsome... Read More