Adabiyat is a virtual book club for readers of Arabic literature to come together monthly and debate, interpret, and appreciate written works of the Arab world and its diaspora. Houcine Chraïbi is a member of this club and writes of how his enlightening experiences during meetings and the welcoming energy of the Adabiyat community has rekindled his relationship with reading and enriched his life.
Adabiyat’s virtual book club will be reading Ahmed Taibaoui’s The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody, translated by Jonathan Wright in March 2023. Read an extract here: https://tinyurl.com/2pnp4vr5 It is a raw, […]
Adabiyat Book Club will meet on Sunday, November 20 at 12 pm EST via Zoom to discuss Jokha Alharthi’s novel Bitter Orange Tree. To participate, message the organizers on Twitter […]
Adabiyat Book Club will meet on Sunday, October 2 at 12 pm EST via Zoom to discuss Elias Khoury’s novel Gate of the Sun.
Adabiyat Book Club will meet on Sunday, June 19 at 12 pm EST via Zoom to discuss Layla AlAmmar’s novel Silence is a Sense.
Join Adabiyat’s May 2022 virtual book club! They will be discussing Emirati author Maha Gargash’s novel ‘That Other Me’ on May 15 at 12 pm EST.
Join Adabiyat’s March 2022 virtual book club! They will be discussing Moroccan author Malika Moustadraf’s short story collection “Blood Feast” on March 20 at 12 pm EST.
Join Adabiyat’s February 2022 virtual book club! They will be discussing Jordanian author Fadia Faqir’s novel “Pillars of Salt” on February 20 at 12 pm EST.
Join Adabiyat’s January 2022 virtual book club! They will be discussing Saudi-American author Eman Quotah’s novel Bride of the Sea on January 16 at 1 pm EST.
