Middle eastern books

How Norway’s book sector thrives despite the country’s small population M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Norway is a country of readers. Some 93 percent of the population reads books other than schoolbooks and required...

The Middle East has long been known for its vibrant storytelling and arts. Here are some of the best authors to keep an eye out for.

This is a post that I’ve been mulling over in my head for days if not weeks and months. I’ve used this blog in the past to sort through my thoughts and feelings of world events, of events happening in my own life and in the life of my library. I have tried for a long time to keep my blog apolitical, but there comes a point where having a platform to speak means using it when you need to. Now, I’m not going to go straight to political posts (that’s not the type of person I am), so you won’t…

Mariam T on Instagram: “What a fantastic book! A parallel history of 200 years of Mughal rule that has been tragically absent from our history books: that of the…”

In this exclusive with famed novelist S.K. Ali, we pick her brain about what motivates her, challenges her, and what marvels and oddities rule her world.

These incredible Middle Eastern cookbooks will take you on a culinary journey as you learn to recreate those fragrant, spiced dishes that we know and love.