Book talk and signing with Michelle Hartman, author of Breaking Broken English: Black-Arab Literary Solidarities
Book talk November 8 at Penn Book Center with Michelle Hartman
Michelle Hartman will be discussing her new book, Breaking Broken English: Black-Arab Literary Solidarities and the Politics of Language at the Penn Book Center. Friday, November 8, 2019 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Penn Book Center 130 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Book Talk with Peter Lourie at the Adirondack Experience
Celebrating Ramadan
Return To Dar al-BashaA NovelHassan NasrTranslated from the Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins An evocation and tribute to the historic city of Tunis, the novel meditates about the position of the past in a rapidly modernizing society. All Faces but MineThe Poetry of Samih Al-QasimSamih Al-QasimTranslated from the Arabic by Abdulwahid Lu’lu’a “The lucidly translated poems of Samih Al-Qasim . . . reveal a glimmer of hope for the intractable conflict when human suffering and injustice are acknowledged.”—Issa J. Boullata, Professor Emeritus of Arabic Literature, McGill University Animals in Our DaysA Book of StoriesMohamed MakhzangiTranslated from the Arabic by Chip…
Discover The Grandest Madison Square Garden
Learn about Suzanne Hinman’s latest book in our interview where we discuss art, architecture, and scandal in 1890’s New York City.
Earl Lloyd is honored by the city of Syracuse
The city of Syracuse honored Earl Lloyd’s career and achievements on Wednesday, June 23 by unveiling a street renamed Earl Lloyd Way. Lloyd, the first Black player in the NBA, played for the Syracuse Nationals from 1952 to 1958. Lloyd will also be part of the downtown mural honoring inspirational basketball players that are a source of pride for the community. Read his autobiography Moonfixer: The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd.
Fanny Palmer wins the American Print Collector’s Society Book Award
Fanny Palmer: The Life and Works of a Currier & Ives Artist has won the American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) Ewell L. Newman Book Award This prestigious award recognizes outstanding publications that enhance appreciation of American prints at least one hundred years old. The emphasis of the award is on the quality of the project and it’s outstanding contribution to the subject.
For your holiday consideration, The New York Times selects The Tears and Prayers of Fools
Globetrotting with The New York Times
Sneak preview of books coming out in 2019 from around the world. Includes- Turkey, Egypt, and Syria: A Travelogue Shibli Numani Translated by Gregory Maxwell Bruce The Odyssey of an Apple Thief Moishe Rozenbaumas Edited by Isabelle Rozenbaumas The Book of Disappearance: A Novel Ibtisam Azem Translated from Arabic by Sinan Antoon
Harry Haft and The Onion Picker selected as Top Ten boxing books
Building the Perfect Boxing Library, Quarantine Style Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano and The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s included in BoxingScene.com’s top ten list of of boxing books. Read the full article