Book Reviews

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
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
Agri Ismaïl’s Hyper is a 21st Century Kurdish Crucible

Agri Ismaïl’s Hyper is a 21st Century Kurdish Crucible

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
Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

A new book examines the history of colonization and the ongoing parallels between the conflicts in Artsakh and...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
 
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