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When the genocide in Gaza began in 2023, I remember seeing a repeated commentary on social media: every time a queer-presenting person posted about Israeli war crimes, a troll would pop up to tell …

The past three weeks were joyful and eventful, filled with attending conferences in Nantes and Toronto, visiting Tucson, and connecting with friends and literary communities. Highlights include pra…

Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…

The Man of Middling Height is at its best in moments that combine theme, plot, character, and image.

Vollautomatisiert, supersmart … und tödlich. Aiki Miras visionärer SF-Thriller über die Zukunft unserer Städte. In Frankfurt am Main sind Dank der ersten...

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I have been working on this since the beginning of the year. First, in January, I knew that The Man of Middling Height will be published by Syracuse University Press in August. I wanted to do a pro…

Here’s your reading list for this year’s Festival. Find your new favourite book here!

Join Palestinian Canadian writer and filmmaker Ziyad Saadi and acclaimed Jordanian author and activist Fadi Zaghmout for a powerful conversation on masculinity, identity and the quiet revolutions of e...

Cover of the new book from TMR, The Best of The Markaz Review, 2020–2025, published September 2025 on the review's 5th anniversary.

If I had the ability to go back in time and talk to my younger self who started blogging 20 years ago, and tell him that one day he will be releasing 5 books in a single month, I know that he would…

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I had the great pleasure of visiting Fadi in Amman, Jordan, as the last book of his Eternal Life Trilogy, (Joy on Earth – Farah Ala Al Ard), was being published.  Only the first book (Heaven …

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photo: Jessica FakesFadi Zaghmout is a Jordanian author and activist who writes bold, thought-provoking fiction and champions sexual freedoms

Ms. Cheryl Toman, Professor of French and Chair, Modern Languages and Classics at The University of Alabama has been one biggest supporters and advocates for the publishing of the English version o…

August is here and with it comes a new publishing season for Syracuse University Press. Our Fall ’25 season includes new translations from around the world, new books in our beloved Irish Studies…

Rebel Satori Press is a leading publisher of LGBTQIA+ books: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and more.

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Finally, it’s released! Officially launched The Man of Middling Height by Syracuse University Press. My 4th published book in English, and one of my most creative work. A story imagining a parallel…

No wonder I'm behind on reading. They keep making more books! Here are a few titles scheduled for release this week. Links are to The Literate Lizard online bookstore,�with descriptions by the ...