Why don't men read books by women?We read to learn of the life experiences of others, which increases our empathy and understanding: why wouldn’t we try to understand the experiences of half of the world’s population?By Emma Shevah3 min read
BooksInspired by my namesake who died in the HolocaustA family tragedy, and a strange coincidence sparked Melanie Levensohn’s creativityBy Joy Sable5 min read
BooksCult Classic by Sloane Crosley book review - Claim to enduring fame is just wishful thinkingSelf-indulgent romantic satire leaves you feeling disappointedBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read
BooksBrainwashed: A New History of Thought Control book review - We have ways of making you believe what we wantA fascinating and chilling history of mind manipulationBy Robert Low2 min read
BooksHope is a Woman’s Name by Amal Elsana Alh’Jooj book review: A feminist’s battle for peaceThis autobiography by the Israeli-born human rights activist powerfully conveys the inner life fuelling her achievementsBy Amanda Hopkinson1 min read
BooksOld Truths and New Clichés book review: Essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer - The universal mamaloshenThe essays in this volume may not match Singer’s fiction at its best, but they provide an invaluable supplement to our understanding of this extraordinary writer’s visionBy Alun David 2 min read
FilmKurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time film review - A thrilling account of a man who stood for more than many give him creditCurb your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide spent four decades of his life attempting to make a documentary about his friend and mentor. That film is finally being released, and not a second too soon.By Linda Marric1 min read
Books: Best summer reads — for hipsters to history buffsWhat will you be reading in your sunbed this year? Our round-up the best new beach books, from millennial romance and Israeli short stories to wartime sagasBy Jennifer Lipman4 min read||July 14, 2022 12:48
Book review: The Only Daughter by A.B. Yehoshua - Italian swansong of an Israeli MasterThe final book by one of the last of that great generation of Israeli writers born in the 1930s is a wonderful farewell from a great literary masterBy David Herman2 min read||July 8, 2022 09:23
Book review: Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview and Other Conversations - A portrait of a very private womanAuthor and journalist Janet Malcolm is an icon to young females - quite an achievement for a reserved type in what was and still is a tough, male-dominated tradeBy Robert Low1 min read||July 7, 2022 13:41
My hero’s name is Lenny TuchusKeren David meets a literary agent turned children’s author who’s a hit at both jobsBy Keren David5 min read||July 7, 2022 10:27
The Sidekick book review: Winners and losers in sport and lifeThe Sidekick has the melancholic and sour feel of Biden’s America and proves why Benjamin Markovits is one of the best American writers of his generationBy David Herman2 min read||June 30, 2022 12:51
The Young Pretender: The Dramatic Return of Master Betty book review: A child star’s tragi-comic lifeAuthor Michael Arditti executes a sustained pastiche of early 19th-century English in which Georgian Britain comes vividly to lifeBy Alun David 1 min read||June 23, 2022 15:44
The Girl in the Green Jumper book review: Portrait of a needy geniusAn enthralling account of a muse’s life with troubled artist Cyril MannBy Mark Glanville2 min read||June 23, 2022 15:33
Last of his generation: a tribute to A B YehoshuaDavid Herman pays tribute to the acclaimed author's beautifully observed tales of Israel and IsraelisBy David Herman4 min read||June 16, 2022 06:00
Obituary: leading commentator, thinker and writer Midge DecterDecter was a controversial and confrontational polemicist who published notorious rants against feminism and homosexualityBy Nathan Abrams3 min read||June 9, 2022 13:12
