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Article in Haaretz English edition on the award in Cologne
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“Buch Fuer Die Stadt” award ceremony in Cologne
The award ceremony, reading and discussion in Cologne’s theatre, started a week of events in Cologne and the area, celebrating the “Buch fuer Die Stadt” award given by the Cologne Literaturhaus and the newspaper Koelner Stadt Anzeiger to Croc Attack … Get to know more
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Piece on Haifa Writers Tournament in The Forward
A short piece on the Haifa Writers leagues tournament featuring Germany, Italy and Israel. Published in the Jewish Daily Forward. Read article >>>
“Anybody Home?” – Hydromania in discussion of future scenarios for Israel, Switzerland
On Sunday 4 September, in Zurich, Switzerland, a literary event will discuss future scenarios for Israel, as reflected in fiction. Among the novels discussed will be ones by David Grossman, Chaim Be’er, Leon de Winter and my own Hydromania. Swiss … Get to know more
Mouth & Foot on live TV from the Rothchild tent-city
Mouth & Foot appeared on TV show HaYanshufim, broadcast live on channel 2 and 8, from the tent city in Rothchild Boulevard, Tel Aviv, center of Israel summer social protests. Watch video >>>
Mouth & Foot live in the Rothchild tent-city, Tel Aviv
Mouth & Fooot played a short set in support of the social protest, in the Rothchild Boulevard tent-city in Tel Aviv. Video of Got to Stop Playing: Video of Bibi You Will Never: Still:
Aspen Literary Festival: conversation with Colum McCann
Great conversation with Colum McCann on Monday in Aspen. Article in The Aspen Times >>>
Aspen Literary Festival
I will take part in the Aspen Literary festival, 19-23 June: Announcement Article
Reading in Miami
Reading with Taglit in South Beach, Florida: >>>
LA Times Festival of books
Very interesting discussion on “Fiction of the Middle East” in the LA Times Festival of Books with Laila Lalimi, Reza Aslan and moderator Gina Nahai. Festival preview >>>
Event at Chapman University, California
The reading event will take place on March 21, 2011. Part of a series of reading – all the others focusing on Italian literature… Details >>> Mark on the Wall blog >>>
Closing night at the Berlinale
Closing night at the Berlinale, and last day as a jury member. The winner of the First Feature Award is “On The Ice” (USA). Special mention went to “The Guard (Ireland) and “Die Vaterlosen” (Austria).
Reading with Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Brandenburg
Reading with German politician (former foreign minister and current head of opposition) Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Gollwitz Castle, Brandenburg, near Berlin. Dr. Steinmeier read from the German edition of the novel “Alles Paletti” (Moving).
Opening Night at the Berlinale
On the red carpet with Jury fellows Bettina Brokemper and Michele Ohayon and Berlinale president Dieter Koeslik
On the Best First Feature jury in the Berlinale International Film Festival
I will be on the jury for the Best First Feature Prize, the highest-paying prize in the Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, between 8-20 February 2011. Read press release >>>
CrocAttack wins Italian prize
The Italian version of CrocAttack (La mia storia, la tua storia) was one of the winners of Italian Adei Wizo Prize 2010. The winners were announced tonight in a ceremony in Milan.
Event in Gelsenkirchen Zoo
A reading event from the German version of Moving, (titled Alles Paletti), took place tonight in the “Murder on the Hellweg” mystery and crime literature festival, the biggest festival of its kind in Europe. The event took place in the … Get to know more
Reading at Waldbroel
Shop window of Der Buchladen, a book shop in Waldbroel, Germany, where I had a reading today: Turns out that the neighbouring village, Nuembrecht, is twin city with Mateh Yehuda, the municipality where I grew up. Bizzare.
Authors for Peace reading
I read on the Authors For Peace 24-hour-long online worldwide reading event. My slot was 20:15 Berlin time. I read in English from the novel Almost Dead / CrocAttack. The event was followed worldwide online.
Berlin International Literature festival
Author biography and event details in the 2010 Berlin International Literature Festival website. The main reading is on 21 September. Details >>> Author biography >>>
Shakespeare & Company reading sketch
Sketch by Yaya Chang
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Shakespeare & Company reading photos
Photos by Lauren Goldenberg, Shakespeare & Company staff. View the full photo album >>>
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PEN World Voices: War and the Novel panel, NY
Two summaries of the War and the Novel panel, part of the PEN World Voices Festival: By Judith Benet Richardson in the PEN website >>> By Shaun Randol on his blog, The Mantle >>>
PEN World Voices: Translation Slam, NY
Taken at the translation slam, Bowery Poetry club, New York. Part of the PEN World Voices Festival. Photograph © Beowulf Sheehan +1 917 450 2345 mail@beowulfsheehan Text and more photos >>> Audio and more texts >>>
US Almost Dead reading tour: April-May 2010
US reading tour full schedule: April 21st: Cornell University, New York, NY. 16:30 (Hebrew) and 20:00 (English). Event details April 22nd: Boston, MA. 19:00, 19:00, Young Israel, 62 Green Street, Brookline MA. Event details April 23rd: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, … Get to know more
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Amsterdam event – Metro Netherlands
Preview, book draw and information before 16 March event in Amsterdam, in Metro Netherlands (Dutch). Read full article >>> More details in Dutch: 16 maart Assaf Gavron & Judith Frishman bij Spui 25 Kan een schrijver de wereld verbeteren? De … Get to know more
England V Israel: Writers Football in London
The Israel writers football national team will be playing England on Sunday 28 February 2010, as part of the London Jewish Book Week. All the details of the game and the accompanying event are in the official JBW program: >>> … Get to know more
CrocAttack! launch – London
Drawing from the March 1 event, by Heather Spears: www.heatherspears.com CrocAttack! launch: Monday 1 March, 17:30 Reading from and discussing the novel CrocAttack! Ellis Room, Royal National Hotel,Bedford Way,London WC1 0DG Admission free More details: >>> CrocAttack!’s page on the … Get to know more
Event – Willy Brandt Center, Jerusalem
Reading and discussion on the the novel Hydromania. Tuesday, 1 December, 2009, 8 pm Willi Brandt Center, 22 Ein Rogel Street, Jerusalem [Before:] More details: >>> Facebook: >>> [After] Pictures from the event: >>>
Hydromania wins the Geffen Award 2009
Hydromania won the Geffen Award (Israeli equivalent of the Hugo) for the best science fiction novel of the year. Haaretz >>> Science fiction Awards Watch >>>
Mouth & Foot live in Tsavta, Tel Aviv
Mouth & Foot appeared in Ram Orion’s show – cooperations, 99-09 – part of the Helem Krach festival in Tsavta, Tel Aviv. Still from “Mouth & Foot in Sapce / We Are the Licensed Garage” with Roy Chicky Arad: … Get to know more
Event in Berlin, Germany
This evening, at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, a reading and discussion with me and Eshkol Nevo, as part of the Jewish Culture Days. More details (German) >>>
Reading from CrocAttack in Cambridge
Reading from CrocAttack’s English translation, in the Cambridge seminar on contemporary literature.
Reading in the German Embassy, Tel Aviv
Reading to the Young Koenigswinter Alumni Conference in the German Embassy in Tel Aviv. The photo is from the reading and the following text is the summary of the event by a member of the group, Anna von rer Goltz.
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Hydromania reading dates in Germany, 03/09
Friday, March 13 – Leipzig Book Fair 16:00, Israeli embassy booth, Hall 4 / C 400 19:00, Deutsches Literaturinstitut W ächterstr. 34 Saturday, March 14 – Leipzig Book Fair 12:00, Israeli embassy booth, Hall 4 / C 400 16:00, Israeli … Get to know more
Event in German Foreign Office
Event for the German edition of CrocAttack in the German Foreign Office in Berlin, with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Part of “60 Years of Israel” series of literary events in the Foreign Office. Read Full article (German) >>>
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Video: Germany-Israel, Berlin
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German reading tour, March 2008
German reading tour, March 2008: Leipzig book fair, Berlin, Bucholz, worms (where the sign above is from).
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