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Sally Rooney books will no longer be distributed in the UK after the author pledged royalties to Palestine Action, designated a terrorist group in July 2025.

Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus releases his gripping survival thriller The Whale Fall, published in Hebrew alongside a film adaptation starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin.

Canadian poet and translator Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her innovative work merging classical traditions with contemporary literary forms.

Shira Geffen edits *No Entry for Monsters*, a poignant new book featuring stories by children displaced from Kfar Aza and Nahal Oz following October 7, showcasing resilience and healing through art.

A moving literary review of Noa Chovra's debut book, 'The Polar Circle Club,' exploring grief, black humor, and the raw reality of a young widow after October 7.

British author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, best known for his bestseller 'Kane and Abel', has passed away at the age of 86. Over his five-decade career, more than 300 million copies of his books were sold worldwide.

TV host Haim Etgar is launching a guidebook to help Israelis fight rising fraud and scams. The book offers practical tools as police workloads leave citizens vulnerable.

Author and editor Alad Zert discusses his speculative novel "Alef" and new poetry collection, exploring trauma, Neanderthals, and societal collapse in wartime Israel.

The legendary Terezín children's opera "Brundibár" is released in Israel as a Hebrew illustrated book, offering a message of resilience, solidarity, and hope for children.

Israeli author Yuval Abramovitch explores the modern epidemic of digital exhaustion and information overload in his new book, 'To Lower the Gigabyte'.

Renowned Israeli author, poet, and journalist Yehuda Atlas passed away at 89. Creator of the iconic children's book 'And This Child Is Me,' he profoundly shaped Israeli culture and literature.

Former Israeli beauty mogul Ashley Waxman Bakshi is writing a new book blending her personal journey, advocacy work, and a guide for effective public diplomacy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard has died at 81. Known for her masterpiece Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, she redefined nature writing through a profound spiritual lens.

Virginia Evans' award-winning novel "The Correspondence" explores the life of 73-year-old Sibyl Van Antwerp through her letters. Winner of the 2026 Women's Prize, the book is being adapted into a film starring Jane Fonda.

The National Library of Israel announces the exhibition "7.10 | Bound in Memory" featuring memorial books, calling on families to deposit publications to preserve national heritage.

Israeli literature is shifting from grand national narratives to domestic investigations, speculative fiction, and trauma-informed prose, reflecting a society navigating deep cultural and historical shifts.

Ravit Raufman's novel *The Right Deed* and Asaf Hazani's collection *Terrain Analysis* offer profound literary explorations of life, trauma, and identity in the shadow of October 7.

A year after a traumatic military operation, disgraced surgeon Maggie McCabe attends a memorial at Johns Hopkins, where her former mentor Dr. Owen Barlow offers her a mysterious, highly paid proposition in New York.

Six non-fiction books lead this week's bestseller list, with three directly addressing the upcoming elections. "The Observers" continues to surprise, while "Conversations with God" makes a comeback after thirty years.

An abandoned car near a cliff, an expired driver's license, a fur coat, and a husband having an affair: in 1926, the thriller writer was at the center of a wild affair that shook Britain, sent the author of Sherlock Holmes to a medium, and left everyone without a solution. Now, as Hollywood makes a film about those 11 mysterious days in her life, we return to the dramatic story of the Queen of...

After intensive work, media personality Rina Matzliach reveals the first version of her new book, based on 20 compelling conversations from her podcast "Mom, Dad and I".

"Celebrating Life" is emerging as the surprise hit of the summer. "Conversations with God," first published in Israel in 1997, enters the chart, partly due to momentum on social media. Amos Harel and Asaf Inbari are still with us. Flight books stand out in the second five. Everything that happened this week in the bestsellers.

Michal, the widow of Israeli hero Arnon Zamora (of blessed memory), shared with excitement yesterday (Sunday) that her book, 'Greater Than the Sum of My Parts', has gone to a second printing less than a week after its launch. The widow of the Israeli hero defined this impressive achievement as a success and thanked the readers who purchased her book.

MacKenzie Scott returns to literature after 13 years with a dystopian novel about a divided America, a fascist takeover, and two presidents with wild and bizarre sex lives. This time, she is skipping Amazon and publishing the book for free on Substack.

This is a great time for historical women's books, with a large presence in the charts. "Celebrating Life" manages to maintain its strength in second place. The fifth "Karamel" comic returned to the chart and is closing three months in it. Everything that happened this week in the bestsellers.

Eight books, three bestsellers, a unique writers' festival and tens of thousands of devoted readers - and all this without anyone knowing who the person behind the writer known as 'Te' was. Now, with the release of his new book, he has decided to reveal his identity.

The esteemed journalist and media personality is launching a new project—a book based on her successful podcast: "Peak excitement, the book I have been working on for a year and a half has gone to print."

Michal, widow of Israel's hero Arnon Zamora (of blessed memory), shared on Monday that pre-sales for her book, 'Greater than the sum of my parts', have officially begun. She describes the journey as beginning at a writing retreat for war widows, where she discovered that writing was a way to organize her soul.

Former US President Barack Obama has announced the upcoming launch of his new podcast, "A Great Book with Barack Obama," on Instagram. The six-episode series will feature the former president discussing selected books with various guests, including thinkers, writers, and artists.

Not just songs and melodies: Matti Caspi left behind stories written over the years, and they are now expected to become a series of children's books. Behind the project are Hanoch Saar, publisher of "Saar" publishing house, and Raquel Caspi, who operates within the framework of "Matti Caspi Heritage."

Publisher Hanoch Saar and Matti Caspi's wife, Raquel, are collaborating on a new series of children's books based on the esteemed musician's stories, accompanied by illustrations by his daughter, Soyan.

The National Library of Israel has launched "The Question of Questions," an exhibition exploring the mysteries of the universe through the works of great thinkers from Newton to Maimonides.

Ross Simmons discovered the book "Antiquities of Athens" inside a tea chest hidden within a sealed fireplace during renovations at his home in Kiama, Australia. It is believed the book was originally borrowed by his great-great-grandfather, John, who owned the property at the time.

New data revealed following a freedom of information request highlights the most requested authors in public libraries for 2024. The leader of the list and the ongoing debate regarding the remuneration ceiling.

Hostage survivor Elia Cohen has marked a significant milestone: the release of the 5th language edition of his book, 'Mufawadat' (Negotiations), which details his 505 days in Hamas captivity. Cohen, who is set to marry his fiancée Ziv Avud in August, wrote the book immediately upon his return to process his experience and share his truth.