Disinheritance: The Rediscovered Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927–2013) Join us for a conversation on the remarkable life and literary legacy of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose distinguished career included a Booker Prize and two Academy Awards. We are honored that Ruth’s daughter, Firoza Jhabvala, a member of IKAR, will join us to reflect on her mother’s work and enduring influence. In advance of the discussion, you are invited to explore one of the following related events: May 4 at 6:30 PM at Chevalier’s Books on Larchmont, where three authors will discuss Ruth’s influence on their own writing; or June 25 at 11:00 AM via Zoom with the Leo Baeck Institute, featuring director James Ivory, Ruth’s longtime collaborator, and Wall Street Journal book reviewer Sam Sacks in conversation about her work. To RSVP/join, please email [email protected]

Boy from the North Country: A Novel Monday, July 20, 6:30 PM PT Join us for a conversation on Boy from the North Country, Sam Sussman’s debut novel, a work of autofiction inspired by his own life. The story centers on Evan, a young man who returns home to care for his dying mother and begins to uncover hidden pieces of her past, including a possible romantic relationship with Bob Dylan, whom strangers say he resembles. The novel explores love, loss, memory, art, and identity as Evan grapples with his mother’s secrets and his own inheritance. To RSVP/join, please email [email protected]

The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb Monday, August 31, 6:30 PM PT Join us for a discussion of The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb by Emmet Hirsch. Set in the Lebanese village of Behamdoun in 1931, the novel begins with the birth of Joseph Friedmann to a 15-year-old Syrian-Jewish girl hastily married to a Belgian businessman thirty years her senior. Joseph’s journey takes him through a Catholic convent, harrowing encounters with antisemitism, and eventually to Palestine during its War of Independence. We are honored that the author, Emmet Hirsch, will join us for the conversation. To RSVP/join, please email [email protected]

Dog Monday, October 5, 6:30 PM PT Join us for a conversation on Dog by Yishay Ishi Ron, a harrowing, semi-autobiographical novel about an Israeli combat officer returning from Gaza with severe PTSD. Plagued by invisible wounds and moral injury, he spirals into heroin addiction and homelessness in Tel Aviv, until an unexpected bond with a stray dog offers a fragile path toward healing. The novel explores trauma, survival, alienation, and the possibility of repair. To RSVP/join, please email [email protected]