Book reviews

Two Irish authors made the shortlist, as well as three from North America and a Briton

The famine of 1915-1918 has seen a resurgence of interest in recent years, and is the subject of Dublin writer Tylor Brand's book

Written and illustrated by a professor at the American University in Dubai, the book brings together 60 cataclysmic stories

Multi-award winning author says history is open for revision but there is no place for bigotry

Counterinsurgency operations stopped attacks in their tracks as military leaders protected the vital port

Lebanese-American writer has released Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

An excerpt from Shadows and Light, journalist and filmmaker Alasdair Soussi's biography of the artist who witnessed some defining moments in modern Arab history while painting portraits of T E Lawrence and the future king

Award-winning author and architect pays homage to her father and his hometown of Jaffa in her first work of fiction

The Lebanese writer is the first Arab poet to be published in Penguin’s renowned series

Drawn from her four first poetry books, the new selection spans a sweeping set of themes and styles

'Her First Palestinian' will be launched at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival this week

Jordanian author's latest short story collection has been translated into English and is being turned into an Arabic graphic novel next month

The author, of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' fame, also discusses his creative process, identity and prejudices faced following the 2001 attacks

Seven years in the making, 'Three Centuries of Travel Writing by Muslim Women' honours the intrepid females who travelled the world — often in the face of adversity

Farah and Deema Al Alami are the cousins behind Al Alami Book Club, which has more than 700 members from around the world

The book is the second by Palestinian writer and director Ahmed Masoud

Marmalade and fish and chips may well have their origins in Arab kitchens

The National Pavilion UAE will also release a companion publication to the pioneering artist's work titled Between Sunrise and Sunset

The former journalist tackles our growing inability to concentrate and offers up possible solutions

Poet and author spent nine years writing 'The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois', which has been praised by the likes of Pultizer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker