Events

BOOK CLUB (ENG & FR), MONTHLY ONLINE ROUNDTABLES AND MORE

17 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

The Anthropocene Roundtable

Join Abdelrahman ElGendy, TMR Literary Editor, and special guests on Thursday, September 17, at 1 pm EDT / 6 ...

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27 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Floodlines” by Saleem Haddad

We will meet to discuss Floodlines by Saleem Haddad, online on Sunday, September 27 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. The ...

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22 October 2026 • 16:15 - 17:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Demystifying Literary Magazines – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

From pitching and submissions to building a sustainable writing practice, join editors, publishers, and writers Jordan Elgrably, Sana Goyal, ...

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25 October 2026 • 10:00 - 12:00

The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud

Cultivating Creative Processes – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Mai Al-Nakib and Jordan Elgrably offer practical tools writers can use to cultivate creativity in order to produce effective ...

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25 October 2026 • 15:15 - 16:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Anthologies for Archival – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Join editors, publishers, and writers A. Nabil Wibisana, Jordan Elgrably, and Saoirse Connolly, led by moderator Cassie Lawrence, for ...

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25 October 2026 • 18:00 - 19:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Night is Not for You” by Eman Quotah

We will meet to discuss "The Night is Not for You" by Eman Quotah online on Sunday, October 25 at ...

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13 November 2026 • 20:00 - 21:30

Secret Kingdoms Bookshop, Madrid

Hear the voices from the Center of the World

Secret Kingdoms welcomes Jordan Elgrably, founding editor of The Markaz Review, for a conversation about Arab/Middle Eastern literature and ...

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29 November 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Birds in the Rain” by Rana Hanna

We will meet to discuss "Birds in the Rain" by Rana Hanna online on Sunday, November 29 at 1 ...

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Past events

Nakba Remembrance Ceremony Hosted by Combatants for Peace

  Register for this free event here.   May 15, 2022 will mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, when historic Palestine ceased to exist and Israel established itself inside […]

15 May 2022 • 12:00 - 13:00

A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

Register Here.   The Markaz Review presents a roundtable conversation on Middle Eastern cuisine among contributors to the TMR • 20 FOOD issue, featuring personal stories and family recipes. This […]

8 May 2022 • 13:00 - 14:00

Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha, in conversation with Mary Karr

Register Here (Free Event)   Takes place at 12 noon Pacific/3 pm Eastern/20:00 UK/21:00 CET   The Markaz Review and City Lights in conjunction with the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance celebrate […]

7 May 2022 • 12:00 - 13:00

Novelist Rabih Alameddine in conversation with Dima Alzayat | The Markaz Review

This online event is free to the public. RSVPs are required. REGISTER HERE.   Rabih Alameddine, winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for his latest novel, The Wrong End of […]

6 May 2022 • 14:00 - 15:00

Hisham Bustani’s “The Monotonous Chaos of Existence” Bookgroup

Free Event / 1 pm Eastern/18:00 UK/19:00 CET TMR invites you to participate in our monthly bookgroup conversation, in which authors and/or translators join during the second half of the […]

24 April 2022 • 13:00 - 14:00

AZAD, an immersive theatrical performance in Los Angeles for Armenian and Syrian culture

This is a ticketed event (Apr 21, 22, 23), RSVP HERE.   In honor and in advance of the annual Armenian commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, on April 24th, 2022, […]

21 April 2022 • 18:30 - 20:30
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