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- Gjeke Marinaj’s “Teach Me How to Whisper” Receives Major Romanian Literary Prize
August 20, 2024
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 ...
- Boletes of Eastern North America in Fungi Magazine
August 16, 2024
The latest issue of Fungi Magazine includes a review of Boletes of Eastern North America, noting the new edition is “an improved version of the 2016 release and though the changes may seem subtle, they do make this a much more useful tool.”
- Publishers Weekly reviews Uncommon Allies
July 22, 2024
Alan Shore’s new books Uncommon Allies: American Jews and Christians Uniting against Hitler, 1933-1945 was reviewed recently by Published Weekly “Shore’s careful research and cogent analysis brings the rallies to life and effectively draws links to broader developments, such as the growth of Christian Zionism. It’s a thought-provoking examination of the complex bonds between these two ...
- The Last Bohemian reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement
May 24, 2024
Lance Pettitt’s The Last Bohemian: Brian Desmond Hurst, Irish Film, British Cinema was reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement. “Pettitt’s heartfelt admiration for his subject shines through, and with good reason.”—Times Literary Supplement
- Gizem Zencirci in Jadaliyya
May 8, 2024
Gizem Zencirci discusses her new book The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and Poverty in Turkey on Jadaliyya’s New Books Out Now series.
- Peter Lourie on North Country Public Radio
April 8, 2024
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.
- Laura Menin discusses Quest for Love in Central Morocco on New Books Network
April 1, 2024
Laura Menin discusses her new book Quest for Love in Central Morocco on the New Books Network Sociology podcast.
- Celebrating Ramadan
March 6, 2024
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 ...
- Interview with translator Alessandro Columbu
May 8, 2024
The organizing committee of the 2023 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding recently interviewed Alessandro Columbu. Mireia Costa Capallera and him received third place for their translation of Sour Grapes. Watch the interview
- Jewish Book Council reviews The Tears and Prayers of Fools
January 18, 2024
“Kanovich magically restores the world of his Lithuanian childhood. His profoundly Jewish literary imagination alleviates the pains of real-world history. Rather than chanting a solemn Kaddish for the departed, The Tears and Prayers of Fools establishes a site of Jewish memory, creating a sacred space in which fools can still dream of reanimating their dead.”—Jewish Book Council Read the complete review
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