Looking for a good summer read by an up-and-coming Israeli writer? In ‘8 New Israeli Writers You Need to Read Right Now‘, Beth Kissileff has you covered. Meet the first Ethiopian woman to publish a book of short stories in Hebrew, the writer whose secret to success is writing at 5 a.m. alongside his children’s hamster, the UCLA-trained sociologist-turned-writer who uses fiction to delve into societal inequality, and more. These 8 prolific rising stars have all written books that have received widespread recognition both in their original Hebrew and in their translations into English and other languages.