Love Across Borders—on Romance, Restrictions and Happy Endings
Lina Mounzer reviews the new book by Anna Lekas Miller that gathers stories of love- and border-challenged couples.
Book Reviews
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country
Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her debut novel.
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel
Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.
An Iranian Novelist Seeks the Truth About a Plane Crash
Novelist Négar Djavadi deploys non-fiction to question Iran's downing of an international flight out of Tehran.
The Rebels of Football, Then and Now
Justin Salhani argues that the "beautiful game" has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists and anti-colonialist activists around the world.
Assassination in Malta: How They Killed My Mother
Teodor Reljić reviews Paul Caruana Galizia's book in which he dissects the Maltese status quo that led to his journalist mother’s murder.
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 Safa Khatib.
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.
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 in a similar vein.
The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan
Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.
Editors’ Palestinian Lit List
The editors of The Markaz Review recommended 20 of the best contemporary Palestinian novels, story collections and nonfiction.
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 the newspapers.
Ammar Khammash’s Sustainable Architecture
Mischa Geracoulis reviews a lavish coffeetable book that examines the sustainable building practice of Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash.
The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise
Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."
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 struggled to envision a new postcolonial future.