Reviews and Mentions
Reviews
- Haaretz, “Expat Israeli Author Creates New Type of Jewish Immigrant Storytelling,” May 10, 2016
- New York Times’ Editors Choice, April 1, 2016
- Tablet, March 28, 2016
- New York Times, March 25, 2016
- New York Journal of Books, April 2016
- Kirkus Starred Review, January 14, 2016
- Publishers Weekly, January 2016
- Jewish Renaissance UK Review, July 2016
- Jewish Book Council, March 27, 2015
- Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, “Short Stories to Savour by Israeli-Canadian Author,” Feb 28, 2014
- Daily Herald Tribune, “Checking Out Short Stories,” January 16, 2014
- Buried in Print, August 30, 2013
- Prism International, July 15, 2013
- The Times of Israel, “Stories from the Heart of Israel,” June 2013
- Canadian Jewish News, “Poignant slice-of-life tales about Israeli people,” June 2013
- Publishers Weekly, May 6, 2013
- The Vancouver Sun, “The Best Place on Earth: Journeys of Self Discovery,” May 3, 2013
- Book Club in a Box, April 30, 2013
- Pickle Me This, April 28, 2013
- Quill and Quire, April 2013
- Toronto Star, April 12, 2013
- The Daily Beast, “What’s ‘Legitimate’ Israeli Fiction?”, March 29, 2013
- Winnipeg Free Press, “Achingly Human Characters Populate Short Stories,” March 23, 2013
- Globe and Mail, “For a new generation of writers, it’s go big AND go home,” March 16, 2013
Mentions
- The UK blog, The Co-operative travel included The Best Place on Earth on theirFantastic Holiday Reads for 2016 list, February 2016
- Elle Magazine includes The Best Place on Earth on the list of 16 novels by women everyone will be talking about in 2016, January 2016
- CBC Books includes The Best Place on Earth on their list of 12 Amazing Canadian Short Story Collections, October 19, 2015
- Beth Kissileff included Ayelet on a list of “Seven Israeli Expat Writers to Watch,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 9, 2015
- “Israeli Writers Embracing English,” by Ranen Omer-Sherman, Jewish Book Council, May 19, 2015
- “Why Ayelet Tsabari’s Sami Rohr Win is a victory for Arab Jews,” commentary by Sigal Samuel for The Forward, February 23, 2015
- Prism Magazine includes my two pieces from The New Quarterly, “Soldiers,” and “Learning to Stand Still,” on their favourite writing from Canadian lit magazines, September 2014
- Rabble.ca mentions me in this thoughtful article, “Women in CanLit rise to the top and elevate literary arts and discussion on gender equality”, November 2013
- “That Damn First Draft,” Author Lee Kofman on the Australian blog ‘Writers Victoria’ asked eight writers to share their one best tip on how to persevere, November 2013
- Happy Canada Day! 49th Shelf includes The Best Place on Earth on their list celebrating great works by immigrant writers, July 2013
- Amanda Leduc follows up on her Up and Comers List – a Year Later!, July 2013
- Book Club in a Box includes The Best Place on Earth on their Summer Must-Reads (along with other great titles!), June 2013
- The Best Place on Earth on The Writers’ Trust Recommended Summer Reading List, June 2013
- American author Erika Dreifus recommends The Best Place on Earth on her excellent blog, April 9, 2013
- Nancy Richler blogs about The Best Place on Earth for the Jewish Book Council, March 8, 2013
