Books & Poetry

Callout to creatives for a Jewish children's book prize

Callout to creatives for a Jewish children's book prize

The Jewish Children’s Book Awards is calling for entries for its annual award that aims to bring attention to new Jewish literature for children. The awards were set up in 2021, born from Green Bean Books publisher Michael…

Adam Kay: Undoctored ★★★★

Adam Kay: Undoctored ★★★★

Upon enetering the auditorium, we're faced with a big exit sign from the cover of Adam Kay's new book, Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients, as well as a large heart rate monitor flashing in bright showbiz lights. Beneath them stand three pill bottle podiums – one…

NEW POETRY: Say it in Yiddish

NEW POETRY: Say it in Yiddish

The poems in Jeremy Robson’s eighth book of poetry, Chagall’s Moon, range from the heat of Alabama to a cool night in London, from a universe where Chagall’s lovers fly in a cloudless sky to a place where Beethoven, Picasso and Billie Holiday rub shoulders. Written in the aftermath of…