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The list below does not include numerous books written by Arab authors in English, French, Swedish, and other languages, many of which I have read and reviewed. Books with a […]

UPDATE UPDATE: The news seems to be that the fair will open on the 22nd-24th, close on the 25-26, re-open on the 27th and run through the 7th of February. UPDATE: The […]

Suitcases of Memory, longlisted for the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), is Lebanese author Sharbel Qatan (Charbel Kattan)’s debut novel. Qatan, who was born in southern Lebanon in […]

Dar Merit’s award-winning publisher Mohamed Hashem, who was targeted earlier this week by Egypt’s military rulers, has received statements of support from across the globe. This follows the “testimonies” of […]

At a press conference today, award-winning publisher and author Mohamed Hashem was the target of accusations by Egypt’s ruling military council. The council claimed that he had participated in acts of “sabotage” by distributing helmets, masks, and blankets to demonstrators.

Beirut39 laureate Rabee Jaber has been a tremendously prolific writer, penning some seventeen novels since 1992. Druze of Belgrade is his second novel to be recognized by the International Prize […]

Guest post by Gada Mahfud Dhiem Cairo, Egypt is where my father got his Agriculture BSc from Cairo University. My Father was lucky enough to be in Cairo at the […]

At the moment, it happens that the collection at hand is Gathering of the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry, ed. Patty Paine, Jeff Lodge, and Samia Touati.

As the U.S. Defense Secretary gave the war story a happily-ever-after and waved good-bye to Iraq, I remained dismayed at how little Iraqi narratives have been heard by Anglo readers. […]