Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar
A new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Zein Murib
For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
Lena El-Malak’s Stolen Nation is a robust examination of a neglected aspect of the Palestinian “question": reparations.
6 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Selma Dabbagh
A diverse selection of forthcoming and noteworthy books that shed light on Palestine from multiple perspectives, highlighting resilience.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Rana Asfour
Edward Said remains a singular prophet and exemplar for everyone struggling for a world based on peace, justice,...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Mark LeVine
Palestinian artists have long turned their people’s struggle into vibrant expression.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Gabriel Polley
Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not "about"...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sholeh Wolpé
Books featuring those Edward Said called marginals: exiles, expatriates, outcasts, rebels, the dispossessed...
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Zia Ahmed
Provoking the Territory subverts readers' expectations as it reveals how an architect was shaped by Beirut.
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Bridget Peak
These ten novels—all steeped in uncertainty, grit, shadowy streets, and moral ambiguity—encapsulate the best of Arab noir writing.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
A novel that tells the story of the end of socialism in Algeria, almost one year before the...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Saïd Khaitibi
