BOOKS 2025

Fifteen-year-old Libby is a normal girl. She just wants to do well in school, listen to Taylor Swift, and go to high school with her two best friends. Until a car accident turns her whole world upside down. One day, Libby stops being "the top student" and becomes "the girl whose mom died."

Yuval Neria examines what happens when a therapist sits across from a patient and encounters his own pain, which he was unable to heal; what if this pain is the last thing he has left of a loved one; how the relationship between patient and therapist is intertwined; and how, if at all, the boundaries of the role are maintained throughout the therapeutic journey.

On June 8, 2024, forces from the Yam, Shin Bet, and elite army units operated in the Nusirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, with the aim of freeing the four Israeli citizens who had been kidnapped from the Nuwa party on the damned Sabbath of October 7. Yam fighter Superintendent Arnon Zmora was killed in the operation. After his death, the heroic rescue operation was named after him.

A historical novel. Sophie and Jürgen, a couple in their prime, live with their three children in Berlin and enjoy all the luxuries afforded by Jürgen's senior position as a rocket scientist in Nazi Germany. Although they do not identify with the party's principles, they are afraid to voice their opposition.

A very personal story about one place and one girl, but miraculously takes us, its readers, back to what may have been our youth and perhaps is our dream of the blazing light and thick darkness of that time.

The book is the perfect match between a fascinating historical novel and an uplifting romantic novel. A story about a grandmother and her granddaughter - different but similar - who discover the gift hidden within them, but also the fate that lies within them.

Vernon is happy with his new routine. He lives with his gang in a camp far from the city, and once a month he conducts the "gatherings" - nights where he dances for people who come following a rumor passed by word of mouth. The third volume is a spectacular conclusion to Virginie Defant's punk-rock trilogy, accompanied by blood, fire, and smoke, as well as reconciliation, compassion, and atonement.

Lilach Bitan's book presents an inspiring personal journey of dealing with disabilities. The book was born during her journey of dealing with a rare disability and growing from it into strength and self-fulfillment. It is a strengthening message for all people with disabilities and for anyone who has experienced pain in their lives!!

A group of trans women who make a living as prostitutes are making their usual nightly rounds in the park. Suddenly, from the other side, the voice of Aunt Encarna, the leader, is heard calling them to come. Among the bushes is a living, freezing baby. Against all logic, the aunt decides to adopt the baby and add him to the bosom of the colorful trans family gathered in her home. The book is based in part on episodes from the author's biography.

The Cold War is in full swing. Paul Brightman is a man on the run. He lives in a small New England town under an assumed identity, with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his cover is blown, Paul is forced to flee to New Hampshire and hide in the wilderness from Russian agents who seem to be out to get him at every turn.

Adele packed a suitcase and decided to go spend a few days with her uncle – and even with François! This is the opportunity to see what life is like for others, or to finally discover that there is no place like home!

A wonderful memoir about a mother’s final gifts to her daughter, and the wisdom and love she showered on her children. When Gwen (Genevieve) Kingston was just three years old, her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But she didn’t give up. Against all odds, she managed to fight and live another eight years. She filled one box with letters and gifts for her daughter, for every major milestone up until the age of thirty.