Books

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza—a Review

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza—a Review

In his new book, Peter Beinart proposes a single state solution that would balance equality for all Israeli...

28 FEBRUARY 2025 • By David N. Myers
March World Picks from the Editors

March World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures, new books...TMR World Picks run the gamut...

28 FEBRUARY 2025 • By TMR
Palestinian Equals Arab Equals Human: on Najwan Darwish

Palestinian Equals Arab Equals Human: on Najwan Darwish

The poetry of Najwan Darwish is “at once anti-nationalist yet profoundly and personally invested in the Palestinian cause."

21 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Eman Quotah
Omar El Akkad & Mohammed El-Kurd: Liberalism in a Time of Genocide

Omar El Akkad & Mohammed El-Kurd: Liberalism in a Time of Genocide

What two new books from Omar El Akkad and Mohammed El-Kurd tell us about the war on the...

14 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
TMR’s Top 10 Must-Read Memoirs in 2025

TMR’s Top 10 Must-Read Memoirs in 2025

A curated selection of memoirs for 2025 featuring captivating stories that provide deep insight into the human experience.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rana Asfour
Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

History writing opens the door for the writers and their readers to see the Persian Gulf as a...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Todd Reisz
Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Malu Halasa reviews a psycho-social-virtual memoir of Palestine of both emotional and geographic proportions.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Yassini Girls—a Powerful Yet Flawed Account of Historical Trauma

Yassini Girls—a Powerful Yet Flawed Account of Historical Trauma

Natasha Tynes reviews a Palestinian novel that thoughtfully examines intergenerational trauma, making it an insightful and worthwhile read.

31 JANUARY 2025 • By Natasha Tynes
No Place to Be: On Wadih Saadeh’s A Horse at the Door

No Place to Be: On Wadih Saadeh’s A Horse at the Door

Alex Tan reviews the new chronology of poems from Lebanon's bard of war and exile, Wadih Saadeh, translated...

24 JANUARY 2025 • By Alex Tan
February World Picks from the Editors

February World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

24 JANUARY 2025 • By TMR
Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Ashour’s "Granada" trilogy arrives during the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and a long arc completes...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Guy Mannes-Abbott
In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale

In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale

A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped...

10 JANUARY 2025 • By Azadeh Moaveni
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