Books

Palestine in 2048: Staring into a black mirror

In this powerful science-fiction collection, set a century after the Nakba, Palestine's fractured past haunts its present and future

The comic artist who fled Syria and found himself

Egypt's Jews: One writer's homage to a lost history

The Boy at the Back of the Class: Hit children's writer on her story of kindness

Man Booker International Prize: Jokha Alharthi is first Arab winner

Oman's Jokha Alharthi wins prestigious Man Booker International prize

Laila Lalami: ‘Whoever tells the story controls the world’

Postcards from dystopia: The Jewish-American cartoonist hitting back at Zionism

The Parisian: An epic novel of love and loss in Palestine

Review: A trip into the dark heart of Syria

Apocalypse now: Why Arab authors are really writing about the end of the world

Arabic poetry: 10 writers, classic and modern, you need to read

Visa denied: Sudanese author is blocked by UK authorities

Death of a writer: Murder casts shadow over Baghdad's literary scene

Palestinian-American author changes narrative of her life with debut novel

Cairo: A tale of two book fairs

Calls for protest in Kuwait as banned book list reveals extent of censorship

Salt Houses: Tackling Israel-Palestine with a poet's licence

Hatim Kanaaneh

Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library

P is for Palestine: The children's ABC book pro-Israel bullies tried to ban

Nada Elia

Meet Istanbul's shop owner inspiring children to read books