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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.

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.

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.

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 ...

December 9, 2024

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

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

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 ...

October 28, 2024

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

October 28, 2024

Hassouna Mosbahi’s novel We Never Swim in the Same River Twice, translated by William Hutchins, was included in The Markaz’s Top 10 Fall Reading List.

October 14, 2024

For Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re celebrating the work of poet and member of Haudenosaunee tribe Eric Gansworth, whose book, A Half-Life of Cardi-Pulmonary Function charts the tensions of those struggling against the norms of the dominant culture with humor, heart and image-laden lines. Below are excerpts from A Half-Life of Cardi-Pulmonary Function, including some of the ...