How far should a Jewish mother go to protect her family? Samantha M. Bailey tackles themes of obsession and dark secrets in her new thriller
Samantha Bailey knows what to blame for turning her generation into incredibly nervous parents: social media. It’s a subject that’s been on the best-selling Canadian suspense novelist’s mind as she promotes her second book, Watch Out For Her. Published in April, it explores the issue of how far a Jewish mother will go to keep […]
Late blooming Lil Brown, 91, pens memoirs of Depression-era Jewish life in Toronto
Sourdough bread starter kits spread like a virus as people sought to bake their way through this pandemic. Bikes, snowshoes, puzzles and paints flew off store shelves as shut-ins strove to keep busy and ease anxiety. In isolation, many suffered the related epidemics of depression and loneliness, to which seniors are already vulnerable. COVID has […]
Author David Grossman fears for Israeli democracy
Israel’s decades-long control of the Palestinians is eroding its claim on democracy and condemning Jewish Israelis to a perpetual state of conflict, says David Grossman, one of the country’s most acclaimed writers.
Bezmozgis explores underside of New World success
Norman Ravvin reviews David Bezmozgis’ latest novel, Immigrant City.
Jennifer Teege: Uncovering her family’s Nazi past
Ron Csillag interviews Jennifer Teege, author of My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past.
Amos Oz leaves behind a very rich legacy
Gerald Steinberg writes about the legacy of Amos Oz.
Amoz Oz, iconic Israeli novelist and peace activist, is dead at 79
Amos Oz, one of Israel’s most widely read and best-known writers, has died. He was 79.
Vine Awards winners announced
Laurie Gelman is among the winners announced today.
Shortlist for 2018 Vine Awards announced
The Koffler Centre of the Arts has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature. Winners will be announced on Oct.11 at an Award Luncheon at the Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto. The Vine Awards honour both the best Canadian Jewish writers and Canadian authors who deal with Jewish subjects in four […]
Biography paints a robust picture of Bibi
Throughout the nearly 400 pages, the author provides and then joins together the myriad, colourfully recorded dots that comprise this journalistically robust picture of the private and the public Netanyahu.
