Book Reviews

Tone—Literary Criticism to Challenge the Mind

Tone—Literary Criticism to Challenge the Mind

Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno indulge in a collective reading and writing practice to capture literary tone, writes...

11 DECEMBER 2023 • By Safa Khatib
First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past

First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past

Matt Broomfield reviews the first anthology of Kurdish science fiction, one that envisions new possibilities for Kurdish self-determination.

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Matt Broomfield
Iranian Women Photographers: Life, Freedom, Music, Art & Hair

Iranian Women Photographers: Life, Freedom, Music, Art & Hair

Malu Halasa reviews the latest book on Iranian women photographers by Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh alongside two new books...

20 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Malu Halasa
The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.

13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Cory Oldweiler
Suad Aldarra’s I Don’t Want to Talk About Home

Suad Aldarra’s I Don’t Want to Talk About Home

Ammar Azzouz reviews Suad Aldarra’s memoir about Syrian life that exists beyond the headlines and numbers reported in...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Ammar Azzouz
Ammar Khammash’s Sustainable Architecture

Ammar Khammash’s Sustainable Architecture

Mischa Geracoulis reviews a lavish coffeetable book that examines the sustainable building practice of Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis
The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise

The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise

Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."

30 OCTOBER 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
The Maghreb Generation—North African Creatives for a Postcolonial Future

The Maghreb Generation—North African Creatives for a Postcolonial Future

Tugrul Mende reviews a new book by Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik that explores the journey of the Maghreb Generation that...

30 OCTOBER 2023 • By Tugrul Mende
The Archaeology of War

The Archaeology of War

All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

Eman Quotah reviews a new anthology of love poems by Arab poets writing in English in the diaspora...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Eman Quotah
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

Dalia Hatuqa reviews an intimate account of the "Jaba Bus" deaths that illuminates the harsh reality of living...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dalia Hatuqa
Palestine 1936 Sheds New Light on Arab-Israeli Conflict

Palestine 1936 Sheds New Light on Arab-Israeli Conflict

A new book sheds light on Palestine and Zionism under the British Mandate, providing keys to parse the...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Brett Kline
 
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