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
Four editors at The Markaz Review share some of their most anticipated titles publishing in 2024.
22 JANUARY 2024 • By TMR
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
An exclusive excerpt from the 2023 title "Hamas: From Resistance to Regime" by Paola Caridi, translated by Andrea...
25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Paola Caridi
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
Exclusive excerpt from Huda Fahreddine's "A Brief Time Under a Different Sun," translated from the Arabic by Rana...
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Huda J. Fakhreddine