End of Summer Reading

‏What has changed in the last twenty years in Arabic literature, publishing and translation? What has not? The sponsor of this episode, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, was founded in 2006. It was followed by a number of other shifts: the globalization of regional book fairs, the fou ...  Show more

‏Marcia is publishing the first English translation of early 20th century woman of letters and feminist icon May Ziadhe; Ursula has been working on a review of the award-winning Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine. We also talk about a devastating book based on interviews with Gaz ...  Show more

‏In this episode I share with you my reading update so far. It's July and I should have read more books than I did but life got in the way. According to goodreads I am 13 books behind schedule. The titles I shared in the episode: The Roughest Draft By Emily Wibberley, Austin Sieg ...  Show more

‏In this episode I share with you my thoughts on a recent read. I also talk a bit about my current reads which are The Wife Next Door By Rona Halsall Writers & Lovers By Lily King The book I mentioned was People Like Them By Samira Sedira And then we talked about a direct message ...  Show more

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