The author reflects on their novel, "The Holocaust Kid," which explores the perspective of being the child of Holocaust survivors.

In a series of letters, there are discussions and responses to various topics in Jewish literature.

In South Carolina, a parent affiliated with Moms for Liberty, a conservative group, sought to remove nearly 100 books from local school shelves, including Bernard Malamud's novel "The Fixer," citing explicit content concerns.

"The Oppermanns" is a novel written by Lion Feuchtwanger in 1933 that tells the story of a Jewish family in Germany as the rise of Nazism begins.

In this exchange, the author of the novel "The Netanyahus" defends his work against a negative review.

Author Sharon Hart-Green discusses her novel "Come Back for Me," taking readers on a journey from post-holocaust Hungary to 1960s Israel and back, exploring themes of identity, survival, and the impact of historical events on individuals.

Colum McCann's latest novel, Apeirogon, delves into the profound pain in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a unique literary approach.

In Nathan Englander's novel "kaddish.com," the protagonist Larry struggles with religious observance and familial obligations.

Keith Gessen's novel "A Terrible Country" delves into the life of Andrei, a Russian-American academic returning to Moscow to care for his grandmother, exploring themes of identity, loneliness, and connections between past and present.

Romain Gary, a Lithuanian Jew who considered himself a quintessential Frenchman, led a remarkable life filled with self-invention and multiple personas.

In "The Dark Circle" by Linda Grant, set in a 1950s London TB clinic, twin teenagers navigate the liminal space between recent collective death and impending personal mortality as patients.

The novel "Ki-aphapei Shahar" by Haim Sabato, a Rosh Yeshiva in Maale Adumim, portrays the life of Ezra Siman Tov, a simple man in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood dedicated to religious practice and serving God in his daily routine.

Prof. Russell Berman from Stanford University explains in a discussion with host Gilad Halpern the educational value of his undergraduate seminar "Zionism and the Novel," highlighting how studying literature can enhance discussions about Israel and Zionism.

"Saul Bellow: Letters," edited by Benjamin Taylor, offers an intimate look into Bellow's life and career, detailing the challenges he faced in his writing journey, from initial rejections to critical acclaim.