Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller: an online event with Nadia Wassef
Join an evening with Nadia Wassef to discuss brilliant new memoir CHRONICLES OF A CAIRO BOOKSELLER. Nadia will be in conversation with Will Smith, a bookseller at Sam Read’s, on […]
Nadia Wassef
Lit & Found: An Excerpt from Diwan Books Co-founder Nadia Wassef’s ‘Shelf Life’
“To the uninitiated pedestrian, Diwan was just one of several shops behind the Baehler mansions’ ornate exterior.”
Nadia Wassef on Egypt’s Diwan Bookstores, 17 Years Later
“What’s happened in the last few years in Egypt has filtered out a lot of people. Diwan came very close to extinction several times. It’s a bit of a miracle we’re still there. The players left in this better learn to collaborate.”