The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’

This is a fascinating account of the hacks who reported on the post-WW2 trials

Hitler’s People review: ‘an important book’

Sobering and incisive commentary on the men who persuaded ordinary Germans to become mass murderers

Going Home by Tom Lamont review: ‘The significance of duty’

He writes sharply about the web of obligation and Judaism, conveniently, provides a clear framework for such a life

Two Hours by Alba Arikha review: ‘I read it twice’

This is the only time I have finished a novel and then turned straight back to the first page

The Pendragon Legend, review: Upper-class chomps and femmes fatales pitched into dark country-house thriller

I was bowled over by this rediscovered work of master novelist Antal Szerb

Israeli-born author longlisted for Booker Prize

Yael van der Wouden’s book explores the legacy of the Holocaust

Summer reading: the hottest new books

From coming-of-age stories in posh Scotland to a fictionalised story of Picasso’s lover, our pick of the best beach reads

David Baddiel’s memoir about his dysfuctional family will make you wince with pleasure

Did the writer and comedian need to share his story? Perhaps not, but it remains a treat for readers

A saviour’s insights into his Holocaust rescue missions

How I admire this Hungarian Shoah survivor’s diary

Israel’s former First Lady Lihi Lapid: ‘When I get to politics, each word can be dangerous’

Shalom Auslander on his new book ‘Feh’: ‘We’ve been told a terrible story about ourselves for thousands of years’

Novelist and screenwriter Shalom Auslander is one of America’s sharpest comic provocateurs. He talks to Nicholas Lezard about his new memoir, Feh, about his love for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and why he would take any seat going on a plane to the UK

The Jewish war novelist who told the stories of soldiers, not officers

The republishing of Alexander Baron’s books is a reminder of just how outstanding his fiction is

The Piano Player of Budapest review: A beautifully performed Holocaust symphony

Roxanne de Bastion has written an extraordinary Shoah memoir

Brilliant insights from our much-loved Secret Shulgoer

This is an enthralling collection of writings from our late columnist

The Jewish Da Vinci Code

Lithuanian novelist Rytis Sabas explains why he pitched a rabbi into the page-turning plot of his bestselling book, The Goan Code

Confessions of a gay Chasidic wife

Sara Glass shares her remarkable journey from Chasidic wife to gay therapist