Book Reviews

“Ehna rajiun”—a review of Hannah Assadi’s Paradiso 17

“Ehna rajiun”—a review of Hannah Assadi’s Paradiso 17

The protagonist is a complete individual, but also a product of forces that have shaped and exiled many...

20 MARCH 2026 • By Eman Quotah
In Defiance, a Syrian Journalist Fights the Power

In Defiance, a Syrian Journalist Fights the Power

Loubna Mrie's memoir of personal rebellion and political awakening unfurls in Syria before, during and after the revolution.

20 MARCH 2026 • By Anna Lekas Miller
Art and Disillusionment in Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines

Art and Disillusionment in Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines

Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.

20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar
Kinship and Culture in This Queer Arab Family

Kinship and Culture in This Queer Arab Family

A new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.

20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Zein Murib
Two New Books Show How Gaza Changed the World

Two New Books Show How Gaza Changed the World

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
Stolen Nation: An Argument for Palestinian Reparations

Stolen Nation: An Argument for Palestinian Reparations

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
You Must Live: A Collection of Palestinian Poetry

You Must Live: A Collection of Palestinian Poetry

Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not "about"...

30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sholeh Wolpé
Controlled Demolition: an Epistolary Review

Controlled Demolition: an Epistolary Review

Author Ammiel Alcalay defies categorization in his latest book (in fact four), producing a work that is both...

16 JANUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
Rewriting Beirut’s “Bad Boy Architect” Bernard Khoury

Rewriting Beirut’s “Bad Boy Architect” Bernard Khoury

Provoking the Territory subverts readers' expectations as it reveals how an architect was shaped by Beirut.

9 JANUARY 2026 • By Bridget Peak
White Collar Noir: How John Roberts Corrupted the U.S. Supreme Court

White Collar Noir: How John Roberts Corrupted the U.S. Supreme Court

In this new book, Lisa Graves demonstrates the extent and danger of the changes to judicial power.

5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Stephen Rohde
The Price of Freedom: Prison Writings from Post-Revolutionary Egypt

The Price of Freedom: Prison Writings from Post-Revolutionary Egypt

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
Terms of Servitude and the Threats of Digital Settler Colonialism

Terms of Servitude and the Threats of Digital Settler Colonialism

Omar Zahzah demonstrates how Big Tech and social media platforms threaten freedoms and promote violent interests.

28 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Maura Finkelstein
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