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
Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not "about"...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sholeh Wolpé
Author Ammiel Alcalay defies categorization in his latest book (in fact four), producing a work that is both...
16 JANUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
Provoking the Territory subverts readers' expectations as it reveals how an architect was shaped by Beirut.
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Bridget Peak
In this new book, Lisa Graves demonstrates the extent and danger of the changes to judicial power.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Stephen Rohde
At the most basic level, writing creates a bond between the world inside a cell and the world...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
Omar Zahzah demonstrates how Big Tech and social media platforms threaten freedoms and promote violent interests.
28 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Maura Finkelstein
Kurdish writer Agri Ismaïl’s debut novel is nothing short of a literary miracle, suggests reviewer Aryan Omar Hassan.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Aryan Omar Hassan
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
