A Pigeon and a Boy
Written by Meir Shalev
Translated by Evan Fallenberg
Hours of Devotion
Written by Dinah Berland
Reflections
Written by Walter Benjamin
Illuminations
Written by Walter Benjamin
Jews and Power
Ruth Wisse
Taking in everything from the Kingdom of David to the Oslo Accords, Ruth Wisse offers a radical new way to think about the Jewish relationship to power. Read moreThe Wicked Son
David Mamet
Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder, Mamet confronts what he sees as an insidious predilection among some Jews to seek truth and meaning anywhere—in other religions, in political movements, in mindless entertainment—but in Judaism itself. Read more
Responsibility and Judgment
Written by Hannah Arendt
Responsibility and Judgment gathers together unpublished writings from the last decade of Arendt's life, where she addresses fundamental questions and concerns about the nature of evil and the making of moral choices.
A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev has been named as a BookSense pick for November! A mesmerizing novel of two love stories, separated by half a century but connected by one enchanting act of devotion, Shalev's masterful novel is a tale of lovers then and now—of how deeply we love, of what home is, and why we, like pigeons trained to fly in one direction only, must eventually return to it. Read more
