American philosopher Steven Nadler has been at the forefront of those who have helped to raise Spinoza’s profile
By David Conway
Death looms large in this collection of essays
By David Herman
If you are gripped by the novels of John le Carré, you will find Ben Macintyre’s latest book irresistible
By Daniel Snowman
Really part novel, part memoir, it is not difficult to decide which part is better. The novel is too long, largely dull and should have been better edited
Far from perfect book, Jennifer Lipman cannot shake this poignant tale from her mind
By Jennifer Lipman
There is a seam of self-justification running through the book as Sharansky seeks to explain his political decisions
By Jenni Frazer
This book celebrates the many well-known alumni of Brandeis University, situated just outside Boston
By Colin Shindler
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This book is full of nutty detail, says John Nathan
By John Nathan
It is a meandering tale, graphic and shocking at times and meditative at others, which doesn’t so much reach a conclusion as simply end
This volume introduces us to the life and work of Irena Veisaite, an academic, theatre critic and long-time chair of the Open Lithuania Fund board
By Sipora Levy
Kaufman’s genius makes me wonder if his book is a giant parody, writes Anne Joseph
By Anne Joseph
They are the heroes of a book that flits between colourful accounts of its protagonists’ world and clinical analyses of the music they played, a reflection of the author’s own double life as performer and academic
By Mark Glanville
The Soul Survivor: Reincarnation – based on the Writings of the Zohar, Leonard Book, Tuchams Publishing House, £16.99
By Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski
Holocaust novel is a fiction too far
By Anne Garvey
This terrific, gripping book is, first, the story of sons haunted by their fathers and the terrible times they all lived through
Powerfully reclaimed — and imagined — reality
By Jennifer Langer