Trigger warnings for references to sexual abuse of a child and animal death. Maggie Burkhardt […]
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark, was a completely enchanting novel. I was […]
The Book Smuggler, by Omaima al-Khamis
Compared to the world of Mazid ibn Abdullah al-Hanafi, I live in a paradise. Whenever […]
A World Beneath the Sands, by Toby Wilkinson
In A World Beneath the Sands, by Toby Wilkerson, we see the sordid, exciting, criminal, […]
A Pure Heart, by Rajia Hassib
After her sister is killed by a suicide bomber in Cairo, Rose uses her skills […]
The Hakawati, by Rabih Alameddine
I’ve seen other books described in reviews as dazzling and mostly thought of the adjective […]
Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie
The best laid plans of murderers oft gang agley—especially when Hercule Poirot happens to be […]
The Map of Knowledge, by Violet Moller
In The Map of Knowledge, Violet Moller traces the transmission of knowledge from the ancient […]
A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore, by Mohamed Mansi Qandil
Trigger warning for rape. A Cloudy Day on the Western Shore, by Mohamed Mansi Qandil […]