Joseph, like many other literary sons, only really learns who his father is after his […]
The Fortune Teller, by Gwendolyn Womack
Books like The Fortune Teller, by Gwendolyn Womack, makes me seriously wonder whether literary/historical thrillers have […]
Live from Cairo, by Ian Bassingthwaighte
There are some jobs I know I could never perform: therapist, dental hygienist, anything to […]
Moving the Palace, by Charif Majdalani
There aren’t many examples, but there are enough for there to be a distinct subgenre […]
The Queue, by Basma Abdel Aziz
The government of an unnamed country has come to a complete standstill in Basma Abdel […]
A Guide for the Perplexed, by Dara Horn
Every semester, I end up teaching for a class that is assigned three topics, one […]