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Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award
Geraldine Brooks, Jewish author of bestsellers like "People of the Book," wins the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan join 380 UK writers demanding Gaza ceasefire in open letter
This week’s Jerusalem International Writers Festival to light up literary landscape
West End play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards
West End play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards
The play "Giant" earned the prize for best new play, and its star John Lithgow won the award for best actor.
'Saints and Liars': A look at those who offered aid to persecuted Jews in WWII - review
In her book 'Saints and Liars,' Deborah Dwork presents micro-histories of activities in Prague, Vilna, Shanghai, Marseilles, and Lisbon.
'Giant Love': Shedding light on Edna Ferber and the making of 'Giant' - review
As Edna Ferber’s popularity has waned over the years, Julie Gilbert hopes to reintroduce the first Jewish Pulitzer Prize winner and “put her at the center of 20th-century women writers.”
25 ViZionaries: Hen Mazzig - No. 4
Inspires thousands to stand up for Israel with his social media and speaking skills.
Albany Book Festival cancels panel with Jewish moderator, citing ‘impasse’ over her Zionism
The cancellation of the panel is the latest in a long series of literary events to be upended or nixed because of disputes over the Israel-Hamas war and Zionism.
UK's Society of Authors sparks backlash following discussion on Israel-Hamas War
The Society of Authors opened a discussion on the Israel-Hamas War. They did not anticipate the reactions this would trigger.
British-Jewish author Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault
Gaiman strongly denies these accusations, and says the claims are related to the two women's regret over the relationship.
Jewish writers are getting blacklisted and worry about their publishing futures
In a literary world allegedly dedicated to free speech, what great works of literature will be lost with this censorship? What stories will not be told?
Bestselling author John Irving makes appearance at the Jerusalem Writers Festival
The author, who appeared on Zoom because he had just caught a case of COVID, had planned to attend the festival in person – and promised his interviewer to come to Israel when his health permitted.
‘Is your fav author a zionist???’ A viral list reignites antisemitism fears in the literary world
To advocates for Jews in the literary world, the spreadsheet offered bitter confirmation of a climate of intolerance in which authors who are perceived to be pro-Israel are facing exclusion.
Tmol Shilshom, the Jerusalem restaurant beloved by writers, turns 30
At the Table: Tmol Shilshom has been around for 30 years. That’s three full decades of dogged survival through thick and thin and everything that has been thrown at it.
