Book Reviews

Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Rula Khateeb Jarallah reviews the news translation of the Mohammed Said Hjiouij novella in which a man is...

8 MAY 2023 • By Rula Khateeb Jarallah
Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.

1 MAY 2023 • By Clive Bell
Squire, the Provocative Graphic Novel That Channels Edward Said

Squire, the Provocative Graphic Novel That Channels Edward Said

Katie Logan reviews a familiar coming-of-age story elevated by deep thinking about the nature of history, empire and...

24 APRIL 2023 • By Katie Logan
Recommended Reading: Armenia Across Dislocation and Diaspora

Recommended Reading: Armenia Across Dislocation and Diaspora

Mischa Geracoulis presents an eclectic list of 10 books that delve into the Armenian experience, including memoir, fiction...

17 APRIL 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis
War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

Rana Asfour reviews a collection of stories from writer and educator Zein El-Amine, who was born and raised...

20 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour
The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik

Katie Logan reviews the much-anticipated English version of the Egyptian graphic novel, a tour de force.

13 MARCH 2023 • By Katie Logan
In Search of Fathers: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian Memoir

In Search of Fathers: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian Memoir

Amal Ghandour reviews the new book from the author of "Palestinian Walks," "Occupation Diaries" and "Strangers in the...

13 MARCH 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
Finding Home, Finding Normal and The Myth of Normal

Finding Home, Finding Normal and The Myth of Normal

Sheana Ochoa reviews the new book from Gabor Maté which suggests that much of what today has become...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Sheana Ochoa
To Receive Asylum, You First Have to be Believed, and Accepted

To Receive Asylum, You First Have to be Believed, and Accepted

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the new book from Dina Nayeri on refugees and asylum seekers who must be believed...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis
Becoming Palestine Imagines a Liberated Future

Becoming Palestine Imagines a Liberated Future

Katie Logan reviews the latest book from Gil Hochberg, which studies Palestinian archives and artists while imagining a...

27 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Katie Logan
Salman Rushdie’s Victory City: a Novel in Search of an Empire

Salman Rushdie’s Victory City: a Novel in Search of an Empire

Pushcart winner Anis Shivani reviews the latest novel by Salman Rushdie, who survived a nightmarish knife attack at...

20 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Anis Shivani
Yemen War Survivors Speak in What Have You Left Behind?

Yemen War Survivors Speak in What Have You Left Behind?

Saliha Haddad reviews the English translation of Bushra al-Maqtari's book of oral histories on those who survived the...

20 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Saliha Haddad
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