openDemocracy interviews Joshua Stacher about his new book
Joshua Stacher discusses why Egypt is in its current state, what happened to the revolution, and his new book, Watermelon Democracy, with Tugrul Mende on openDemocracy.
Patricia Higgins interviewed on North Country Public Radio
Listen to Patricia J. Higgins discuss the art and process of translating Hafez in Love with Mitch Teich on North Country Public Radio’s First Person series. Higgins is a University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Emerita at the State University of New York Plattsburgh. Listen to the full interview here.
Patrick Bixby on New Books Network
Patrick Bixby discusses his recent book Unaccompanied Traveler: The Writings of Kathleen M. Murphy with Marci Mazzarotto on the New Books Network podcast.
Peter Lourie on North Country Public Radio
Peter Lourie talks canoeing down the entirety of the Hudson river and his book River of Mountains with Mitch Teich on North Country Public Radio.
Reading with Chip Rossetti in Shelf Awareness
Chip Rossetti, translator of Animals in Our Days: A Book of Stories, was featured in Shelf Awareness’s “Reading with” series.
Reem Bassiouney awarded the Egyptian National Prize for Excellence in Literature
Reem Bassiouney, author of Sons of the People: The Mamluk Trilogy and The Pistachio Seller, was awarded the National Prize for Excellence in Literature from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. Please find the full list of winners here.
Reem Bassiouney discusses Arabic Literature in Translation on the New Lines Podcast
When you read a translation, whose words are you reading? Reem Bassiouney and M Lynx Qualey join Faisal Al Yafai and Lydia Wilson on New Lines podcast to discuss Arabic literature in translation and why some translations alter the author’s original meaning.
Reem Bassiouney, author of Sons of the People interviewed on Majalla
Award-winning author Reem Bassiouney discusses the inspiration for her novels and her forthcoming book Sons of the People: The Mamluk Trilogy on Majalla.
Revolutions of All Colors is included in Shelf Awareness’ Best of 2020 list
Dewaine Farria’s debut novel Revolutions of All Colors is included in Shelf Awareness’ annual “Best Fiction of 2020” list.
Revolutions of All Colors reviewed in the Southern Review of Books
Dewaine Farria’s novel Revolutions of All Colors was recently reviewed in Southern Review of Books. “Revolutions of All Colors: A Story that Communities Do Not Forget”