History

I was recently sharing my excitement about Bill Bryson’s latest book, At Home , during a Friday night sermon.  The ...

I might be obsessed with historical figures. Maybe it’s a Jewish thing. But my two most recent books were Osama ...

When I try to explain why I wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice — and why it’s emphatically not a Jewish Narnia ...

Anna Solomon’s debut novel, The Little Bride, is now available. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book ...

You know how Godwin’s law says that every internet argument eventually breaks down into someone calling someone else Hitler or ...

Gloria Spielman‘s most recent book, Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime, is now available. She will be blogging here all week ...

Earlier this week, Ned Beauman wrote about Oscar Panizza and Henry Ford. His debut novel, Boxer, Beetle (Bloomsbury), is now ...

On Monday, Ned Beauman wrote about Oscar Panizza. His debut novel, Boxer, Beetle (Bloomsbury), is now available. Henry Ford might ...

“And I want to say something to you on this day, the Ninth of Av: Those who will succeed in ...

“When our love was strong, we could have made our bed on the blade of a sword. Now that our ...