Ayelet Tsabari
@ayelettsabari.bsky.social
Author of SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED (HarperCollins Canada, Random House US), THE ART OF LEAVING, a memoir, THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH, stories.
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Ayelet Tsabari
@ayelettsabari.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Still looking for last-minute gift ideas? Let me suggest my novel, SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED, for lovers of historical fiction, mother-daughter stories, family secrets, and Yemeni Jewish history. Available everywhere. (And yes, it's me singing here with my amazing teacher, Gila Beshari)🫣
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✍️ Finalist | Columns & Essays / Chroniques et essais | #NMA25
When Words Fail Us
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social By @ayelettsabari.bsky.social
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When Words Fail Us
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May 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
✍️ Finalist | Columns & Essays / Chroniques et essais | #NMA25
When Words Fail Us
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social By @ayelettsabari.bsky.social
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When Words Fail Us
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social By @ayelettsabari.bsky.social
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“I am one of those writers who really need to write about my identity […] but since October 7, there were times where I was like, can I write about vampires? Can I just, you know, write a romantic comedy that takes place in outer space?” @ayelettsabari.bsky.social
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March 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“I am one of those writers who really need to write about my identity […] but since October 7, there were times where I was like, can I write about vampires? Can I just, you know, write a romantic comedy that takes place in outer space?” @ayelettsabari.bsky.social
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Coming up in the second hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 21.00CET - James Alistair Henry, @stephenmay1.bsky.social, @ayelettsabari.bsky.social, and @simonmccleave.bsky.social #TuneIn on http://tre.radio or TRE Radio App
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Coming up in the second hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 21.00CET - James Alistair Henry, @stephenmay1.bsky.social, @ayelettsabari.bsky.social, and @simonmccleave.bsky.social #TuneIn on http://tre.radio or TRE Radio App
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"How can one express disappointment at redemption?"— @ayelettsabari.bsky.social's novel SONGS FOR THE BROKEN-HEARTED #SundaySentence www.erikadreifus.com/2025/02/sund...
#SundaySentence - Erika Dreifus
The best sentence I've read during the past week, "out of context and without commentary."
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February 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"How can one express disappointment at redemption?"— @ayelettsabari.bsky.social's novel SONGS FOR THE BROKEN-HEARTED #SundaySentence www.erikadreifus.com/2025/02/sund...
Thank you, dear Erika! I hope you enjoy it.
My #FridayReads / #ShabbatReads: @ayelettsabari.bsky.social's (multiple!) award-winning novel SONGS FOR THE BROKEN-HEARTED.
February 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thank you, dear Erika! I hope you enjoy it.
I am stunned, delighted and so, so grateful for this incredible honour. SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED won a National Jewish Book Award this week. Thank you so much, @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social! Congratulations, also, to finalist Joan Leegant and @tobylloyd.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I am stunned, delighted and so, so grateful for this incredible honour. SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED won a National Jewish Book Award this week. Thank you so much, @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social! Congratulations, also, to finalist Joan Leegant and @tobylloyd.bsky.social
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It's been really nice to see good friends and writers get acknowledged this week with awards and lists when so much terrible is happening. Congratulations @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social @ayelettsabari.bsky.social and @arvishny.bsky.social on your accolades this week.
January 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It's been really nice to see good friends and writers get acknowledged this week with awards and lists when so much terrible is happening. Congratulations @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social @ayelettsabari.bsky.social and @arvishny.bsky.social on your accolades this week.
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Hugely excited to see @ayelettsabari.bsky.social 's Songs for the Brokenhearted on this list. So deserved! Huge congrats, Ayelett. Thrilled for you.
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 74th National Jewish Book Awards. Click here for the full list: bit.ly/4hmmG8T
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hugely excited to see @ayelettsabari.bsky.social 's Songs for the Brokenhearted on this list. So deserved! Huge congrats, Ayelett. Thrilled for you.
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Pleased as punch to have my upcoming novel appear on this Toronto Star list of books to read in 2025:
25 books to read in 2025, including an indie-rock memoir and the new Wally Lamb — Toronto Star
Neko Case, Anne Tyler, Karen Russell, Joyce Carol Oates and Laurence Leamer all have new books.
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January 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pleased as punch to have my upcoming novel appear on this Toronto Star list of books to read in 2025:
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From a beautiful piece by @ayelettsabari.bsky.social in today's NYT. Gift link to "I Come From a Long Line of Housecleaners. After Oct. 7, I Knew What to Do": www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/o...
December 30, 2024 at 5:25 PM
From a beautiful piece by @ayelettsabari.bsky.social in today's NYT. Gift link to "I Come From a Long Line of Housecleaners. After Oct. 7, I Knew What to Do": www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/o...
I wrote for @nytopinion.nytimes.com about coming from a long line of Yemeni house cleaners, about cleaning as a way to address trauma and about cleaning at the kibbutzim that were invaded by Hamas on Oct 7.
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Opinion | Cleaning to Soothe the Worried (Gift Article)
I come from a long line of house cleaners. After Oct. 7, I knew what to do.
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December 24, 2024 at 10:43 AM
I wrote for @nytopinion.nytimes.com about coming from a long line of Yemeni house cleaners, about cleaning as a way to address trauma and about cleaning at the kibbutzim that were invaded by Hamas on Oct 7.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/o...
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Now you can watch the literary cabaret online! My favourite @vanwritersfest.bsky.social event, in which I somehow appeared alongside authors you probably never heard of, like Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, and Richard Powers. 😧 (Still stunned).
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Presented with @librofm.bsky.social & Peliplat, and the generous support of Hotfusion.
🎟️ Multi-access pricing options
writersfest.bc.ca/event/digita...
Presented with @librofm.bsky.social & Peliplat, and the generous support of Hotfusion.
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Now you can watch the literary cabaret online! My favourite @vanwritersfest.bsky.social event, in which I somehow appeared alongside authors you probably never heard of, like Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, and Richard Powers. 😧 (Still stunned).
Still looking for last-minute gift ideas? Let me suggest my novel, SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED, for lovers of historical fiction, mother-daughter stories, family secrets, and Yemeni Jewish history. Available everywhere. (And yes, it's me singing here with my amazing teacher, Gila Beshari)🫣
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Still looking for last-minute gift ideas? Let me suggest my novel, SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED, for lovers of historical fiction, mother-daughter stories, family secrets, and Yemeni Jewish history. Available everywhere. (And yes, it's me singing here with my amazing teacher, Gila Beshari)🫣
Seems like the right choice for my first post ever.
December 16, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Seems like the right choice for my first post ever.