Nazli Tarzi reviews a book that challenges the uncritical view of eyeliner as a mere “exercise in vanity”...
19 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Nazli Tarzi
In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.
12 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
Sean Casey on a rather unusual and remarkable debut from Arthur Kayzakian that melds poetry, prose and correspondence.
4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Sean Casey
Lina Mounzer reviews the new book by Anna Lekas Miller that gathers stories of love- and border-challenged couples.
4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her...
29 JANUARY 2024 • By Amy Omar
Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.
15 JANUARY 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
Novelist Négar Djavadi deploys non-fiction to question Iran's downing of an international flight out of Tehran.
15 JANUARY 2024 • By Sepideh Farkhondeh
Justin Salhani argues that the "beautiful game" has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists and...
8 JANUARY 2024 • By Justin Olivier Salhani
Teodor Reljić reviews Paul Caruana Galizia's book in which he dissects the Maltese status quo that led to...
11 DECEMBER 2023 • By Teodor Reljić
Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno indulge in a collective reading and writing practice to capture literary tone, writes...
11 DECEMBER 2023 • By Safa Khatib
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
Malu Halasa reviews the latest book on Iranian women photographers by Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh alongside two new books...
20 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Malu Halasa
