Gizem Zencirci in Jadaliyya
Gizem Zencirci discusses her new book The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and Poverty in Turkey on Jadaliyya’s New Books Out Now series.
Gjeke Marinaj’s “Teach Me How to Whisper” Receives Major Romanian Literary Prize
Albanian-born American poet Gjekë Marinaj’s book of poetry, Teach Me How to Whisper was awarded Romania’s “Mihai Eminescu” International Poetry Prize. The award was presented on June 14 in Craiova, Romania, in a ceremony held at the Gloriae Art Gallery. Announcing the prize, the prestigious Romanian literary journal “Constelatii Diamantine” noted that “Teach Me How to Whisper encourages readers to explore the complex relationships between our imperfect world and the inner turmoil of an ego challenged by clarity, defeats, and victories. …Gjekë Marinaj’s poetry is a miracle.”
Gregory Maxwell Bruce on the Ottoman History Podcast
Gregory Maxwell Bruce discussed his translation of Shibli Numani’s classic Urdu travelogue on the Ottoman History Podcast. Listen to the interview here.
Guilt Rules All is included in Crime Reads’ Best of 2020 list
Elizabeth Mannion and Brian Cliff’s edited volume, Guilt Rules All: Irish Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction is included in Crime Read’s annual “Best Crime and Mystery Criticism of 2020.”
Guilt Rules All is nominated for a 2021 Edgars Award
Mystery Writers of America nominated Guilt Rules All: Irish Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction, edited by Elizabeth Mannion and Brian Cliff, for the 2021 Edgars Award in the Best Critical Book category. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced. The winners will be announced on April 29, 2021.
Gustavo Barbosa interviewed on openDemocracy
Gustavo Barbosa, author of The Best of Hard Times: Palestinian Refugee Masculinities in Lebanon was interviews on openDemocracy. Read the full interview here.
Ithaca Times interviews Chuck D’Imperio, author of Open House
Chuck D’Imperio talks with Ithaca Times about his new book Open House: 35 Historic Upstate New York Homes, and Southworth homestead, the elegant country manor in Dryden, NY.
Jadaliyya Q&A with Peter Gran
Peter Gran discusses his new book The Persistence of Orientalism: Anglo-American Historians and Modern Egypt for Jadaliyya’s NEWTON Series.
Kastner discusses his new book on “Downtown” with Rich Kimball
Chuck Kastner discusses Race Across America, racism, sports, courage, and running on Downtown with Rich Kimball. Listen to this timely and fascinating interview! “A truly epic book!”—Dave Warady, Winner of the 1992 Runner’s World Trans America Footrace Winner of the 2020 Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Peace Corps Writers Award, Kastner chronicles the story of African American runner, Eddie “The Sheik” Gardner who withstood daily death threats and intimidation to compete at the highest levels of the new sports of trans-America racing, and became a symbol hope and pride to Black America for his courage. Order now
LARB reviews Readings in Syrian Prison Literature
“Linear narratives assume that an experience has a beginning, middle, and end, but trauma does not obey such rules.” Lydia Wilson reviewed R. Shareah Taleghani’s Readings in Syrian Prison Literature: The Poetics of Human Rights in the Los Angeles Review of Books.