{"id":32776,"date":"2024-04-17T09:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T07:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?page_id=32776"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:21:16","slug":"releases-coverage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/releases-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Releases &#038; Media Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Media contact US\/France: Natalie Jarudi +1 404.747.1941 or +33 4.67.02.87.39<\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>PRESS RELEASES<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">downloadables<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/tmr-publishes-landmark-new-anthology-on-5th-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMR Publishes Landmark New Anthology on 5th Anniversary Celebrating SWANA Voices<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/the-markaz-review-welcomes-new-fellow-lara-vergnaud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Markaz Review welcomes 2025-2026 Editorial Fellow, Lara Vergnaud<\/a><em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/malu-halasa-and-jordan-elgrably-publish-sum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sumu\u0304d: a New Palestinian Reader<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>press release<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/12-septembre-2024-communique-de-presse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communiqu\u00e9 de presse du 12-09-24<\/a> rencontres litt\u00e9raires arabes \u00e0 Montpellier<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/STORIES-natl-book-tour-flyer.pdf\"><em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em><\/a> National Book Tour flyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/STORIES.Press-Release-17-APR-24.pdf\"><em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em><\/a> press release (City Lights)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woman-Life-Freedom-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Woman Life Freedom<\/em><\/a> press release (Saqi Books)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>MEDIA COVERAGE<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">links<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dawnmena.org\/its-time-to-listen-to-more-voices-from-the-center-of-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s Time to Listen to More Voices from the Center of the World<\/a>,&#8221; Democracy in Exile, June 7, 2024<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/muslim-and-arab-writers-are-challenging-western-imperialisms-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslim and Arab Writers Are Challenging Western Imperialism\u2019s Narrative<\/a>,&#8221; Truthout interview by Peter Handel, May 25, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Interview with Jordan Elgrably by Andrew Keen, <a href=\"https:\/\/keenon.substack.com\/p\/episode-2067-jordan-elgrably-on-richly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keen On<\/a>, May 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scheerpost.com\/2024\/05\/10\/never-again-must-apply-to-the-genocide-of-the-palestinians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheer Intelligence<\/a> interview with Jordan Elgrably, May 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordswithoutborders.org\/read\/article\/2024-05\/godshow-com-naji-asfour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words Without Borders<\/a> republishes Ahmed Naji&#8217;s &#8220;Godshow,&#8221; trans. Rana Asfour from <em>Stories<\/em>, May 7, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/parallaxviews.podbean.com\/e\/gaza5-6-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parallax Views<\/a>, podcast interview with J.G. Michael &amp; Jordan Elgrably, May 6, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/g60580842\/books-may-releases-writers-on-the-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alta Magazine<\/a> selects <em>Stories from the Center of the World <\/em>among 15 new titles in May, April 30, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2024\/04\/stories-center-fiction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Informed Comment<\/a>, excerpt from the introduction to <em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em>, April 23, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themillions.com\/2024\/04\/most-anticipated-the-great-spring-2024-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Millions<\/a> includes <em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em> in Spring 2024 Most Anticipated Spring Preview, April 2, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/jordan-elgrably\/stories-from-the-center-of-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkus Reviews<\/a> on <em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em>, April 1, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/9780872869073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publishers Weekly<\/a> on <em>Stories from the Center of the World<\/em>, March 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clmp.org\/news\/member-spotlight-the-markaz-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLMP Spotlight<\/a> on The Markaz Review, June 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2020-05-26\/the-markaz-arts-center-to-go-online-only-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> on the founding of The Markaz Review, May 26, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media contact US\/France: Natalie Jarudi +1 404.747.1941 or +33 4.67.02.87.39 PRESS RELEASES downloadables TMR Publishes Landmark New Anthology on 5th Anniversary Celebrating SWANA Voices The Markaz Review welcomes 2025-2026 Editorial&hellip; 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