Books

I was supremely excited on knowing that Ram Gopal Varma has penned a story of his life (though not necessarily an autobiography) with a title ……Read More

I have been a huge fan of picture books. The last memorable hard cover book that had pictures/posters making it really vibrant, exciting and of ……Read More

After more than five years in development, the Muqtatafat anthology, which brings together the varied work of fifteen comics artists from across the Middle East, is ready: As ……Read More

The international literature festival Berlin (ilb) is calling on “all individuals, institutions, schools and media outlets that care about justice and freedom to participate in ……Read More

The international headline from this year’s Jeddah Book Fair has been a video of one of Saudi’s leading poets, Ashjan al-Hendi (@AshjanHendi), being verbally harrassed: Al-Hendi, the ……Read More

Beatrice Gruendler, editor-translator of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī’s The Life and Times of Abū Tammām (2015), is Professor of Arabic at Freie Universität Berlin. Her books ……Read More