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Publisher cancels Holocaust education book after author refused to denounce Israel
Posted on September 1, 2026
Dark Horse Comics nixes plans to publish book written by Holocaust scholar about US newspaper cartoons during the Holocaust, after the author refused to accuse Israel of genocide. By World Israel News Staff Dark Horse Comics has canceled the planned publication of a book about American newspaper cartoons during the Holocaust after its author refused […]
‘A Silent Moratorium’
Posted on August 3, 2026
‘A Silent Moratorium’ Lisa Tolin, Geraldine Baum, Malka Margolies July 9, 2026 Interviews with Israeli and Jewish writers who report facing rising isolation and exclusion. Jerusalem-based literary agent Deborah Harris represents dozens of leading voices of Israeli literature, from established titans to debut authors of “literary gems.” Her agency typically sells five to 10 literary novels […]
The Great Betrayal
Posted on July 6, 2026
Teme Ring and Susan Blumberg-Kason on how independent bookstores have turned their backs on Jewish authors and readers since October 7. Editor’s Note: For the past two and a half years, I’ve been writing about the marginalization of Jewish and Israeli authors in the publishing world. Now Teme Ring and Susan Blumberg-Kason turn our […]
Reporting Antisemitism in the Literary World | Jewish Book Council
Posted on June 3, 2026
Jewish Book Council is dedicated to supporting and up‐lifting Jewish and Jewish-interest books and authors through marketing and editorial endeavors, education, and networking. JBC aims to be a comprehensive resource throughout an author’s career and experiences in the Jewish literary world. To this end, with the rise of antisemitic incidents internationally, JBC has launched an […]
Building a Future for Jewish Writers
Posted on May 5, 2026
When mainstream literary spaces shut us out, Jewish authors are creating our own magazines, conferences, and platforms. By Howard Lovy Elissa Wald (left): “We need a strong, supportive community.” Erika Dreifus (right): “I ruled out the ‘do nothing’ option.” Before October 7, 2023, Elissa Wald was perfectly happy in her career as a ghostwriter, using […]
Facing Antisemitism and Exclusion, Jewish Authors Get a Lifeline
Posted on April 1, 2026
Author Gilly Segal, left, interviews literary agent Rena Rossner, center, and rabbi and author Angela Buchdahl at the Artists Against Antisemitism 2025 Jewish Writers Mifgash, Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo credit: Rebecca J. Michelson) Elana Sztokman | JTA Susan Blumberg-Kason, a Jewish author whose work explores Jewish history and identity, was deep into a book about […]
The Jewish Slant Is Flatlining In Book World
Posted on March 2, 2026
By Michael Gold Selling an agent on work with a Jewish slant is tough, but “not impossible,” my Jewish thesis advisor at City College told me recently, as I polished the work for her final read-through. Not exactly encouraging words. My manuscript’s main character starts off as a ten-year-old boy, precociously reading books on the […]
Antisemitism in Publishing: These Authors are Writing on Their Own Terms
Posted on February 3, 2026
by Leah Grossman Jewish authors silenced by publishers are reclaiming their voices—transforming rejection into resilience, solidarity, and bestselling works that refuse to bow to hate. It’s no secret that anti-Jewish hate has infiltrated the publishing industry since October 7, 2023. Jewish authors have been blacklisted, dropped from their publishers, targeted in coordinated campaigns to review-bomb […]
The Dawn of the Postliterate Society
Posted on January 6, 2026
The smartphone hasn’t just distracted us. It’s dismantled the habits of thought that built our civilization. By James Marriott 10.23.25 It’s no secret that young people today are desperate for meaning. A recent report found that 58 percent of young adults experienced little or no sense of purpose in their lives over […]
We are No Longer Welcome
Posted on December 2, 2025
This piece is part of the Jewish Book Council’s Witnessing series, which shares pieces from Israeli authors and authors in Israel, as well as the experiences of Jewish writers around the globe in the aftermath of October 7th. It is critical to understand history not just through the books that will be written later, but […]