Events

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

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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17 December 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

The Comedy Roundtable

Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-chief, and special guests (to be announced soon) for a deep-dive roundtable as we pull ...

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19 December 2026 • 00:00 - 23:59

Morocco

Literary Odysseys: Morocco

Join The Markaz Review for a literary journey through Morocco with Zein El-Amine, exploring Mohamed Choukri, Paul Bowles, and ...

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Past events

TMR Book Club Discusses Whispering Walls by Choman Hardi

Join us with Dr. Choman Hardi to discuss her novel "Whispering Walls" online on Sunday, November 30th, at 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET.

30 November 2025 • 19:00 - 20:00

An Evening of Poetry & Prose

Join us for an evening of poetry and prose at the Gazette Café

29 November 2025 • 18:00 - 19:30

Le Book Club discute “L’Éden à l’aube” avec l’auteur Karim Kattan

Rejoignez-nous dimanche, 2 novembre à 18h CET / 12pm EST, pour discuter du livre "L’Éden à l’aube" avec l'auteur Karim Kattan.

2 November 2025 • 18:00 - 19:00

TMR Book Club discusses “Harraga” by Boualem Sansal, translated by Frank Wynne

TMR Book Club discusses "Harraga" by Boualem Sansal, translated by Frank Wynne on Sunday, October 26th, at 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET

26 October 2025 • 19:00 - 20:00

Le Book Club discute “Quatre jours sans ma mère” avec l’auteur Ramsès Kefi

Rejoignez-nous le dimanche 5 octobre à 18 h CET pour discuter du livre « Quatre jours sans ma mère » de Ramsès Kefi avec l'auteur !

5 October 2025 • 18:00 - 19:00

TMR AT BARZAKH BEIRUT: A Public Literary Event

Join Jordan Elgrably, Editor-in-Chief of The Markaz Review and Senior Editor Lina Mounzer for readings from TMR's newest releases: An anthology celebrating 5 years of SWANA literature, Sumud: A Palestinian Reader and Stories from the Center of the World, a collection of short stories.

1 October 2025 • 07:00 - 09:00

TMR Book Club Discusses “Sand-Catcher” with special guests

Join us on Sunday, September 28th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET to discuss Omar Khalifah's "Sand-Catcher" with special guests!

28 September 2025 • 13:00 - 14:00

Meet and Greet for Artists, Publishers and Writers in Beirut

Founding editor Jordan Elgrably and senior editor Lina Mounzer from The Markaz Review welcome you to an informal gathering of editors, writers and publishers at Raseef in Hamra on September 26th at 6pm.

26 September 2025 • 18:00 - 20:00
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