forthcoming 2022

Coming in December: Hussein Barghouthi’s Autobiographical ‘The Blue Light,’ Two Iraqi Novels, & More

This month: four new translations of Arabic novels from Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.Continue Reading

Coming in October: Iman Mersal, Bushra al-Maqtari & more

This month, we can look forward to new non-fiction, poetry, and novels in translation.Continue Reading

Coming in September: Short Stories from Iraq & a Novel from Sudan

New books in translation by Jabbour Douaihy, Diaa Jubaili, and Hammour Ziada.Continue Reading

Coming in August: Historical Fiction from Egypt and Libya & an Iraqi Memoir

Coming in August: Books by Sonallah Ibrahim, Ibrahim al-Koni, and Faleeha Hassan.Continue Reading

Coming in July: Books by Joumana Haddad, Jabbour Douaihy & Ghassan Kanafani

Coming in July, books from Lebanon and Palestine.Continue Reading

Coming in June: Historical Fiction & Animal Stories

Coming in June, three new books in translation by Egyptian authors.Continue Reading

Coming in May: Books by Maya Abu al-Hayyat, Jokha Alharthi, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra & More

Coming in May: Poetry by Maya Abu al-Hayyat, novels by Najwa Barakat, Jokha Alharthi, Amir Tag Elsir, and more.Continue Reading

Forthcoming 2022: Arabic Literature in English Translation

More than 30 Arabic literary works are set to be published in English translation in 2022. As in past years, the novel dominates.Continue Reading

Rewriting National History from a Personal Perspective: Hiyem Cheurfa on Arab Women’s Life Writing
This March, Hiyem Cheurfa’s new book Contemporary Arab Women’s Life Writing and the Politics of Resistance appeared as part of Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature series. In it, Cheurfa takes us on a journey through a number of women’s memoirs, written in the context of twenty-first century uprisings. In this conversation, the author talks about the challenges and the difficulties of writing this book and how the texts she studied changed her life.
Lit & Found: ‘Sudanese Novels Through Time’
Over at Kotobli, they have posted a new list; this time, of Sudanese novels through time. The list was curated by Sudanese-American writer Razan Idris.
Najwa Barakat’s ‘Mister N’ Shortlisted for 2023 EBRD Literature Prize
Today, organizers announced the ten-book shortlist of translated literature for the 2023 EBRD Literature Prize.
Iman Mersal & Robyn Creswell Make 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist with ‘The Threshold’
Organizers of the Griffin Poetry Prize — one of the world’s biggest international poetry prizes — have announced this year’s ten-book longlist. Among them was Egyptian poet Iman Mersal’s The Threshold, beautifully translated by Robyn Creswell.