Jewish Book Week has become London’s non-party parliament, distinguished from the other one by people listening as well as talking. It’s the best.

I love Jewish Book Week because, whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time.

The year always begins for me with Jewish Book Week – here are old friends, faithful readers, new writers, a great melting pot of ideas, talk, collaboration and hope.

Jewish Book Week is one of my favourite festivals across the world. With a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions, it nourishes souls, challenges minds and quietly heals hearts.

Jewish Book Week for me, has taken the form of a laboratory, a testing ground and a celebration space. The programme is equal parts impressive and fascinating.

I feel that the most relevant place for every thinking and feeling woman and man to be is in the events of the Jewish Literary Foundation.