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  • Azem discusses her novel on Electric Lit

    April 2, 2025

    Ibtisam Azem discusses The Book of Disappearance on Electric Lit. The book  grapples with both the memory of loss and the loss of memory for the Palestinians. Presenting a narrative that is often marginalized, Antoon’s translation of the critically acclaimed Arabic novel invites English readers into the complex lives of Palestinians living in Israel. Read the ...

  • Ofra Amihay interviewed on New Books Network

    April 2, 2025

    Ofra Amihay author of The People of the Book and the Camera: Photography in the Hebrew Novel was interviewed on New Books Network by Ari Barbalat. Amihay offers a pioneering study of the unique nexus between literature and photography in the works of Hebrew authors. Exploring the use of photography and shows how the presence of ...

  • “The Book of Disappearance” is longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize

    March 4, 2025

    Ibtisam Azem’s novel The Book of Disappearance, translated from the Arabic by Sinan Antoon, has been longlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize. The prize, which is awarded annually, celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.

  • “Irish Bildungsroman” editors interviewed on New Books Network

    March 4, 2025

    Gregory Castle, Sarah Townsend, and Matt Reznicek, editors of The Irish Bildungsroman were interviewed on New Books Network’s Literary Studies channel.

  • “Politics as Worship” reviewed in IJMES

    January 30, 2025

    Sumita Pahwa’s recent book Politics as Worship: Righteous Activism and the Egyptian Muslim Brothers was reviewed in the International Journal of Middle East Studies.

  • Teach Me How to Whisper receives South Korea’s Book of the Year Award

    January 28, 2025

    Gjekë Marinaj’s Teach Me How to Whisper was recognized as South Korea’s 2024 Book of the Year from the literary journal “Lyric Poetry & Poetics.” The journal, which represents all of South Korea’s major universities, is among the country’s most authoritative forums for literary culture. “Teach Me How to Whisper’s spirit fluctuates between pandimensional immensities and ...

  • The Hammam Through Time and Space reviewed in The Jordan Times

    December 9, 2024

    Julie Peteet’s new book The Hammam through Time and Space was reviewed in The Jordan Times.

  • War Remains is reviewed in the International Journal of Middle East Studies

    November 18, 2024

    “Khayyat’s monograph is refreshing in its unorthodox and cross-disciplinary choice of objects and methodological approach.”  Now available, War Remains: Ruination and Resistance in Lebanon by Yasmine Khayyat examines the aesthetics of ruination and resistance in contemporary Lebanese cultural productions. Read the full review

  • Book Talk with Peter Lourie at the Adirondack Experience

    November 13, 2024

    The Adirondack Experience hosted Peter Lourie, author of River of Mountains, for a book discussion in their series, In the Adirondack Library. Each month, selected authors will provide a brief overview of their work, followed by insightful interviews with Mitch Teich of North Country Public Radio. The program will conclude with a Q&A session, giving you ...

  • Salt Journals reviewed in The Middle East Eye

    October 28, 2024

    Salt Journals: Tunisian Women on Political Imprisonment was reviewed in The Middle East Eye.

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The Society for Cinema and Media Studies is the leading scholarly organization in the United States dedicated to promoting a broad understanding of film, television, [...]
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Syracuse University School of Architecture professor Lawrence Davis will discuss his new book Rewriting Exurbia: New People in Aging Sprawl on April 3, 2025 at [...]
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