Books

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.

Book lovers across Israel can take advantage of major Sukkot sales, featuring warehouse fairs with books priced from 10 shekels and online promotions.

A Syrian man who fled to Kuwait returned to his home in Homs after 15 years and broke down a concrete wall he built in 2011 to hide his censored library from the Assad regime.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

Tired of wasting hours searching for your next book? Although artificial intelligence companies have made headlines under controversial circumstances, such as cutting book covers to scan them quickly, this technology can actually help you. Instead of wandering aimlessly in stores or online, you can use ChatGPT to build a personalized reading list that will hit exactly your unique taste.

Book Lovers Day, celebrated today, invites us to stop for a moment and read a book with pleasure. Not out of duty or ideology, but out of passion. So go ahead, open any book you love and start reading.

Internal documents revealed in a legal battle with authors expose how the AI giant acquired millions of books, dismantled and scanned them - and then discarded the physical copies. The goal: to build a massive database of high-quality human text to train Claude.

On October 7, Rinat Elazar Peretz, a school librarian from Gan Yavne, looked for a way to contribute to the war effort - without weapons and without a uniform. The answer turned into a volunteer project that is managed entirely from her home: reading crates sent to units, libraries opened on bases and outposts, and soldiers from all over the country who show up at her door almost every day. "A...

20 years have passed since Sheri Alfie-Nissan's role in the telenovela 'The Champion', and now the creator and musician - who is also a PhD in sociology - is publishing her second book. Read the first chapter from the coming-of-age novel 'Only in Joy'.

"Celebrating Life" by the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks maintains its strength in second place. Yonatan Adiri's surprising hit proves that podcast advertising is effective in Israel, while "Nathan and Amos" by Assaf Inbari marks its 19th week on the chart. "First Crush" shows that the young teenage audience is definitely engaging with books that speak to their hearts.

The Microsoft founder shared his personal recommendations for 2026 on Instagram, telling about the books he read, the audiobook he listened to, and the series he says you shouldn't miss.

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.