Spanning the Arab world, India and the United States, this family saga tells of the heart-stopping triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women
Conservation biologist Louise K. Blight recounts a summer studying Adélie penguins on Antarctica’s Ross Island, blending polar travel, science, and memoir. Amid extreme weather and isolation, she documents wildlife, climate impacts, and the healing power of nature.
In Brooklyn, retired doctor Sami drifts into dementia, reliving his life in Iraq. Omar, a scarred deserter seeking a new start, hides his past. When their paths cross, buried memories resurface in this poignant story of exile, war, and the struggle to remember and belong.
One of TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 and Electric Lit's Best Nonfiction of 2025The rich and deeply personal debut memoir of motherhood via surrogacy, by award-winning Palestinian-American poet and novelist Hala Alyan.
In just eleven days, Syria’s decades-long dictatorship fell, ending the Assad era. Blending history, reportage, and personal accounts, this book explores the revolution’s roots, its staggering costs, and the uncertain future of a nation on the brink of transformation.
In Babylon, Albion, Dalia Al-Dujaili explores the concept of belonging through nature, blending Arab and Islamic mythology with English pastoral... Læs mere
A fugitive flees Kuwait with documents exposing how Chinese state companies helped cover up Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. Journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown uncovers money laundering, corruption and global power plays in this real-life investigative thriller.
The impassioned memoir of Afghanistan’s Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong advocate for girls and women.
Drawing on sources from Ancient Egypt and Greece to Africa, the Americas and beyond, cultural historian Mineke Schipper explores widowhood as both oppression and... Læs mere
Drawing on vivid Arab chronicles, Amin Maalouf retells the Crusades from the Muslim perspective – an era of fierce resistance, Saladin’s triumph, and a lasting cultural memory that still shapes Arab identity and views of the West today.