Arabic Literature for Young Readers: 10 Publishers to Know
As a way of marking #WorldKidLitMonth, we are refreshing this profile of 10 publishers that have a focus on children’s literature in Arabic.
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On Arabic Young Adult Literature in Translation
Last month, The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing and Outside in World hosted a conversation between Sawad Hussain, Marcia Lynx Qualey, and Susanne Abou Ghaida about Arabic Young Adult literature and translation.
Lit & Found: It’s a Chick, Not a Dog
In celebration of World Kid Lit Month, Words Without Borders has run a feature by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp on international books for young readers interested in history, and they have also resurfaced older translations of classic children’s books, including Marilyn Booth’s translation of الكتكوت ليس كلبا by Jar al-Nabi al-Hilw, with illustrations by Helmi Eltouni.
On Launching Liblib: A Children’s Publishing House for Arabic Dialects
By M Lynx Qualey Late last month, the new Liblib publishing house made their first public appearance on Facebook, with organizers announcing it as “The newest children’s publishing house on […]