New Books, from Ukrainian Sex to Yuval Noah Harari, Worth Checking Out

The piece is a roundup of recent books and literary items, presented alongside several headlines from the same page. Among the notable books mentioned is a work reviewed by Noam Sheizaf, who says it is “one of the critical documents for describing Israel in recent years.” Another review, by Gidi Weitz and Yehoshua (Josh) Breiner, discusses a woman who said Barverman assaulted her and was later photographed with visible facial bruises after the meeting.

The roundup also refers to a book about censorship and to a Chinese response to screen adaptations of books, with the claim, “Unfortunately, China is determined to block any adaptation of my books. There will be no films and no series.” Another highlighted item deals with journalism and censorship in Israel, described as “more sophisticated” because of “the policeman each of us has inside our head.”

Other items include a story about a poster from the 1977 election, described as revealing a dark prophecy, and a piece by Alon Idan about what is so upsetting about a recently published photo of former IDF Military Intelligence chief Aharon Haliva. There is also a restaurant review by Shai Cohen criticizing a place as far below Haim Cohen’s standards and calling it an embarrassing side job.

The page also mentions a report on violence, noting 150 murders since the start of the year, including a 25-year-old shot dead and a 50-year-old killed by an explosive device. Another headline says a senior American official claimed Iran had promised not to develop nuclear weapons and expressed confidence that Israel would be convinced.