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A moving testament to the displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people. rock flight is a book-length poem that, over five chapters, follows a personal and historical narrative, to compose...

How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour A confronting reality check for the privileged position of the white woman. When white people cry foul it is often people of colour...

When the ground beneath your feet is always shifting, how can you ever know where you belong? Jamilah has always believed she knows where her home is: in a house...

A stunning collection from Sydney poet, human rights activist, community organiser, and refugee campaigner Sara M Saleh. With her first full-length poetry collection, Sara M Saleh introduces us to the...

Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern...

A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places...

Drawing on first-hand interviews with rank and file members of Hezbollah, the author illuminates the inner workings of this group. Should we look at it as a patriotic and respectable...

A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists, The Queer Arab Glossary is a first-of-its-kind survey...

Translated by Marilyn Booth. An astoundingly powerful novella weaving together a series of devastatingly honest confessions, from a prize-winning Lebanese author. In an unnamed country torn apart by war, six...

Gaza in My Phone presents the powerful art of Lebanese cartoonist Mazen Kerbaj, drawn in response to social media images of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. Gaza is the first genocide...

An authentic, indulgent collection of dessert recipes from across the Middle East, from one of the region's most loved home cooksWhether you start your day with something sweet, finish it...

'hysterically funny … This is the chaotic love child of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Bridget Jones's Diary.' – Glamour Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Najim is struggling to find herself after a painful breakup, just when...

Two sisters become trapped in the underworld-and in the machinations of deities, shapeshifters, and ghouls-in this lush and dangerous Phoenician mythology-inspired fantasy.A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the...

First published in the 1920's, The Prophet, Gibran's hugely popular guide to living, has sold millions of copies worldwide and is the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century. The...

A definitive, fresh and approachable collection of 150 traditional recipes from an authoritative voice on Middle Eastern home cooking, Salma Hage's new book is in line with the current Western...

From the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory,...

The Arab–Israeli War of Narratives The Arab-Israeli conflict goes far beyond the wars waged on Middle Eastern battlefields. There is also a war of narratives revolving around the two defining...

The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive - Between Civil War, Israel and Hezbollah Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad investigates the modern history of...

Translated by Carla Calargé, Alexandra Gueydan-Turek Barrack Zailaa Rima’s celebrated graphic novel trilogy, gathered together and available in English for the first time. Beirut is an intimate and poetic look...

Recipes from the heart of a Lebanese city kitchen A stunning, authentic and evocative cookbook on the food of Beirut – the heart of Lebanon. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon,...

A Memoir of Words and Wars A STORY OF SURVIVAL, AND A MEDITATION ON DESIRE AND LOSS, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE In Abbas El-Zein's new memoir, conflicts abound - either tragic...

A timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Shortlisted for the Cundhill History Prize 2020 'What...

The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective This vital volume places the Gaza catastrophe in its wider geopolitical and historical context The destruction that has been rained on Gaza has been seen...

‘Moko and Omar are as generous and gifted as writers as they are as cooks, and this is a book to both cook from and read through.’ – Dorie Greenspan...

Translated by Max Weiss A heart-wrenching story about love, loss, sex, friendship between women, and the universal struggle to come to terms with death. Just before the outbreak of the...

Sweet & Savoury Delights from the Lebanese Bakery ‘There is bread and salt between us.’ This phrase, symbolising the act of breaking bread together, of welcome, of gratitude, friendship, and trust,...

A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself. In her...

Essential Pocket ClassicsKahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is a timeless classic, a guiding light of spiritual fiction that has shaped the hearts and souls of readers since it was first published...

Translated by Elisabeth Lauffer24 MUST-READ 2022 BOOKS IN TRANSLATION as selected by BOOK RIOTIt’s 2011 and the Arab Spring is in full bloom when the discovery of two bodies in...

The Authentic CookbookThe first proper Lebanese cookbook on the market! Fresh, flavourful, and healthy ingredients, prepared the right way!Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, chickpeas, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemons, fresh seafood,...

A Memoir of a Lebanese Childhood, Caught Between East and West From the author of The Arab Predicament and Dream Palace of the Arabs comes a beautiful and haunting memoir...

Translated by Luke Leafgren A master of contemporary Arabic fiction returns to English translation with a cunningly layered dark comedy about the powers and limits of creativity in a war...