Sinan Antoon’s self-translated novel explores the different ways memory unfolds in exile but offers no closure.
31 JULY 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
A Palestinian teacher remembers the sister who taught her the passive voice, not knowing that grammar would be...
10 JULY 2026 • By Hanan Habashi
A writer returns to her homeland — Lebanon — after years abroad, tracing the fault lines between memory...
19 JUNE 2026 • By Lara Atallah
The ghostly presence of the Nakba casts an ominous shadow over this newly translated novel by a former...
15 MAY 2026 • By Francesca Vawdrey
In "The Years of Blood" a Nigerian poet grapples with the violence of a nation struggling to find...
1 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Adedayo Agarau
In post-regime Syria, forgiveness is not resolution—it’s a quiet demand for justice in the language of art.
18 APRIL 2025 • By Robert Bociaga