Tamar Yellin is an award-winning author of such books as Genizah at the House of Sheper and the short story collection, Kafka in Brontëland and other Stories. Her latest novel, "Tales of the Ten Lost Tribes", takes its name from the... Read More

In 1973, Peter Jameson was nineteen years old and preparing to conquer the world with his band, the Master Planets, when echoes of his Holocaust ancestry swept in. The ordeals of having to deal with rapacious, dope-addled music... Read More

India has long captured the Western imagination. The increased attention given to the world’s most populous democracy and rising economic power has done much to inform outsiders that the subcontinent is about more than abject poverty... Read More

Little Henry is always full of questions, but one in particular—“Where did I come from?”—he ponders again and again. Evoking folklore, fairy tales, Bible stories, and pure silliness, his parents offer various explanations for his... Read More

Isabella’s mother wakes her up with a rousing, “Good Morning, Isabella,” only to find that Isabella is not the person occupying her daughter’s bed. This girl insists, “My name is not Isabella! I am Sally, the greatest, toughest... Read More

Artie the lion and Julie the rabbit’s dutiful parents teach their offspring how to be good members of their species. Artie is expected to catch a rabbit, while Julie is expected to cleverly evade a lion’s jaws. However, the book’s... Read More

For David Zirin, the unexamined sports life is not worth living. While other writers might be content to browse over box scores or dish the dirt on the private lives of athletes, he prefers to look deeper into how the games address (or... Read More

Very few writers begin their early career with a bestselling novel, a book of poetry, or a reporting gig at a high-end magazine. Often, the first paycheck they earn isn’t from their pen; it’s from the sweat of their brow while they... Read More