Shteyngart, Stiller, And “Super Sad”, Oh My!
Get super excited! A Super Sad True Love Story TV show is coming, written by author Gary Shteyngart, and directed by none other than Ben Stiller.
Jewish Literature Can Be – SHOULD Be – Kids Stuff
Jews are justifiably known as the People of the Book, but when it comes to specifically Jewish children's books, much of the stuff out there, quite frankly, sucks butt.
Jason Segel: Actor, Heeb Cover Model… Young Adult Novelist?
With news that he's working on a series of Young Adult novels, we have to ask: Is there anything Jason Segel can't do?
Get Acquainted with Julian Tepper’s Balls
What happens when a twenty-something literary child of Woody Allen meets a captivating therapist who diagnoses every trauma as 9/11 PTSD? The one thing that's never supposed to.... Read an excerpt from Balls, Julian Tepper's debut.
Exclusive: Hear Gary Shteyngart Read Etgar Keret’s New Book
Listen to an exclusive track from Etgar Keret's forthcoming Suddenly A Knock on the Door audiobook read by Gary Shteyngart.
Translating God and Others: An Interview with Nathan Englander
Author Nathan Englander talks to Heeb about his irreligiosity, the difference between Etgar Keret and God and how you don't have to be a Jedi to watch Star Wars.
Etgar Keret: Israel’s Nonchalant Magical Realist
The Israeli author opens up about reading translations of his work, moving into film and why his mother shouldn't kick his son.
Best of 5771: Books
If you're looking for a list of the best books from 5771, look no further. Snap on a monocle and put a pinky in the air as the well-read Rafi Samuels-Schwartz takes you through the best reads from last year.
Philip Roth Wins Man Booker Despite Sitting on Our Faces
“It’s as though he’s sitting on your face and you can’t breathe...I don’t rate him as a writer at all,” says the disgruntled Man Booker juror who dissented on Philip Roth's win.
Chabon and Waldman Pit Magicians Against Hitler
Author Michael Chabon and his wife are working on a new series that deals with magicians trying to take down Hitler.
Sins of the Father: Heeb Interviews Dave Itzkoff
When New York Times writer Dave Itzkoff was 8, two things happened: He successfully lobbied to never go to Hebrew School again and he learned his father was a cocaine addict. Heeb sat down with Dave to talk about his new book, Alf and his father's circumcision.
Chosen Books: An Interview with Gal Beckerman
The author of When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry stops by to chat about his book, the USSR and the Jewish political establishment.
