Literary Playlist: Selim Batti’s ‘I’m Not Leaving My House’
“You will find many Fairuz songs in the playlist, which details the progression of the complex ideas and emotions evoked in the novel.”
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On Taking Beirut’s Bookoholics to 80,000 Readers & Beyond
“I tried to start a book club at the university, but it wasnʹt a priority to students or to the university. I then reached out online to readers residing in Lebanon and with steady baby steps, I was able to announce the first book club meeting on July 18, 2012, in a coffee shop in Hamra Street in Beirut.”