A thrilling selection of fiction and non-fiction to enjoy while the sun shines.
A blistering debut novel by an exciting new Jewish voice, this exploration of grief, betrayal, motherhood and marriage had us gripped from start to finish. Coming out on 7 August, we’re sure you’ll be seeing this title on prize lists before the year is out.
In Etgar Keret’s stories, all things are possible. Autocorrect is a wild, inventive collection of short stories – from an alien offering a guided tour of the destroyed earth, to an angry squirrel who wrecks a wedding – from one of the most original storytellers writing today.
A witty, visually stunning graphic novel about Stan Siegel, a Jewish professor turned reluctant superhero, who battles demons, Nazis, and his own family drama. Blending folklore, comics, and satire, it’s a beautifully-observed take on Jewish identity, storytelling, and the power – and limits – of fantasy.
A beautifully understated novel about family, marriage, middle age, and the quiet reckoning that comes when the children leave home.
The Earth to the Skies by Raffaello Morales
Can one man’s fate change music forever? Raffaello Morales’s novel The Earth to the Skies follows Mahler’s son, Moses, entrusted to Freud to save music – only to face the horrors of war and antisemitism.
The Director by Daniel Kahlmann
A brilliant and dark novel of art, power and how fear and corruption become normal. Austrian film director GW Pabst fled the Nazis for Hollywood; forced to return to Germany, he created propaganda films for them. “…a dazzling performance and a real page turner” (Salman Rushdie).
Parallel Lives by Iain Pears
Acclaimed writer and art-historian Iain Pears tells the remarkable love story of his mentor, Francis Haskell – an English art historian of Iraqi Jewish descent and Oxford don – and Larissa Salmina, a Soviet art historian.
Chopping Onions on my Heart
Samantha Ellis’s warm, moving memoir explores her Iraqi-Jewish roots through food, language and family memory, capturing what’s been lost and what still endures. A linguistic treat (with recipes included!)