New works from Israel's most celebrated novelists mine the depths of gloom and optimism, revenge and loyalty, love and hate.

The inspiration for Stein's novel about the Six-Day War came from her late mother, who had lamented the lack of books about Israel for 8- to 13-year-olds.

Curt Leviant’s latest novel incorporates great moments of madcap comedy as well as pays homage to the world’s best postmodernist novelists.

Reviews of the latest from writers Adam LeBor and Jamie Metzl.

New titles for the youngest seder celebrants will add a touch of whimsy to your holiday library.

Shapiro has overlaid her story with the slightly implausible tale of the fictional Alizée Benoit, a promising French-born Jewish artist who mysteriously disappears.

“I have stuck to facts except when facts refused to conform with memory, narrative purpose or the truth as I prefer to understand it,” Chabon says.

Don’t just buy books for your kids. Read with them about Leonard Nimoy, a 2,000-year old olive tree and Hanukkah in 1971.