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Albert Camus' classic existential novel 'The Stranger' receives a sleek, stunning cinematic update

The Stranger is a classic of modern French literature, and adapting it for the screen must have been daunting, but Ozon, an eclectic and often playful and original filmmaker who is up to the task.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Benjamin Voisin stars as Meursault, who wrestles with questions of how to act in a godless universe where everything is absurd and meaningless.
10 DOWNING STREET, the residence of Britian’s prime ministers, is the site of an ingenious Russian drone attack in the plot of ‘Ransom.’

Daniel Silva's newest novel 'Ransom' proves to be a superb and timely spy thriller - review

The action in 'Ransom' moves effortlessly across Europe. England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands all feature – even the Luxembourg embassy in London.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
CITY OF CONTRASTS: Sarah Tuttle-Singer walks the Old City streets next to an Arab Muslim woman.

New book 'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard' is messy, beautiful, and full of light - review

'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story' is about love, loss, friendship, motherhood, faith, trauma, survival, and the peculiar magic of ordinary life in Jerusalem.

|ByMARION FISCHEL
Sally Rooney attends a photocall during the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Irish author Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in UK over support for banned Palestine Action

Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defense companies, was banned shortly after a June 2025 break-in at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton base.

|ByREUTERS

"Romance on the Road" unites book-lovers across Israel

Groups and events are like oxygen for the growing cadre of enthusiasts of the erotic romance genre.

JULY 10, 2019ByCARMIT SAPIR VITZ
ROMANCE ON the Road has held well-attended book events all over the country, including in Jerusalem, Haifa and Eilat.

Love story between Nazi and Jew roils romance novel community

"Co-opting a genocide to further your specific religious perspective is unacceptable," critic says about 'For Such a Time.'

AUGUST 10, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Cover of 'For Such a Time'