Books

Nine emerging writers — from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, the KSA, Oman, and the UAE — are currently taking part in the annual International Prize ……Read More

A global list of events that feature Arab or Arabic literature in some sort of translation. This is just the start at November’s list; please ……Read More

Prix Goncourt organizers have announced the final cut, leaving just four titles in the running for the biggest of the French book prizes. Among them is Algerian ……Read More

The Egyptian Board on Books for Young People (EBBY) has recently re-launched its website and is re-launching itself in a meeting at Balsam Bookstore next ……Read More

Kuwaiti author Mai Al-Nakib has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2014 “First Book Award” for her debut short-story collection The Hidden Light of Objects: The ……Read More