Literature and Arts from the Center of the World
April 2023 BookGroup Selection is Waiting for the Past, a novel by Hadiya Hussein, translated from the Arabic by Barbara Romaine Hadiya Hussein’s poignant novel plunges readers into a haunting and… Continue reading Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past
5 writers talk about working in media and film, talk about working while being an immigrant, working while Arab.
RSVP here The June 2023 BookGroup Selection is Enter Ghost, a novel by Isabella Hammad. She will be interviewed by editors Rana Asfour and Jordan Elgrably on Sunday, June… Continue reading TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad
EMISSARIES is a new volume of original, irreverent short stories from Cairo-based author Youssef Rakha. Meet him and discuss the book on Sunday, July 2nd.
Novelist Elizabeth Louden joins TMR's Book Club moderated by Rana Asfour.
Olivier Gloag présente son nouveau livre chez La Fabrique, "Oublier Camus" en discussion avec Afifa Bererhi et Sarra Grira.
The Markaz Book Club reads Leila Aboulela's critically-acclaimed novel "River Spirit" and meets the author on Sept. 24.
TMR et le Grain des Mots, avec La Fabrique, présentent Olivier Gloag sur son nouveau livre, "Oublier Camus," avec Pierre Daum, modérateur.
Book club members discuss the late Khaled Khalifa's latest novel in English (all welcome).
Join us on November 1st, 2023 for a roundtable conversation, moderated by TMR senior editor Lina Mounzer, with writers Hisham Bustani and Moustafa Bayoumi, on public intellectuals and their engagement with politics, justice and conflict in these catastrophic times.