Release date: June 2, 2026
A concise biography of George Orwell, tracing his journey from early struggles to becoming a powerful critic of power and propaganda. Drawing on his own writings, it shows how he became one of the twentieth century’s most influential thinkers.
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Dizzier Than Gillespie is a bold, lyrical feminist novel set in Tunisia, where travel, friendship, politics, and a touch of magic collide. When Delilah, an American poet, arrives in Tunis, she’s drawn into a vivid world of souks, cafés, women’s spaces, and quiet rebellion—guided by a fearless Tunisian friend and shadowed by the playful spirit of Saida Manoubia, a legendary folk saint who bends time and rules. Infused with jazz rhythms, sensual wit, and political edge, the novel celebrates women who claim space, defy silence, and live gloriously off‑beat.
Publication Date: June 23, 2026
This book is used by law enforcement, corporations, and non-profits for staff training. Students, teachers, travelers, employers, workers, and neighbors will benefit from this quick and clear introduction to the people and practices of the Arab and Muslim worlds.
Winner of the 2024 Arab American Book Awards: Young Adult Award
Being the new kid is always hard, but try starting the year with a name like Mohammed Omar Mohammed Abu Srour, with a homemade lunch of humus and za’atar. On top of that, on the very first day of school, a kid tells his older hijab-wearing sister to “go back where you came from.” Mohammed and his sister love their grandmother, but she thinks her stories about life in Palestine will help them with their problems. What does Grandmother’s ancient history have to do with classroom bullies? She never learned to read and Mohammed can’t even find Palestine on a map. Feels like fourth grade’s going to last forever.
In The Other Side of the Wall the author recounts his experiences on the ground in Palestine as a member of a prominent organization of peace activists called the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
Sand Paper Stone is the tale of the extraordinary pilgrimage of an ordinary muslim.
Shahrazad’s Gift is a collection of linked short stories, set in an apartment building in contemporary Cairo, with a melange of flamboyant, unlikely characters, Egyptian and expatriate, who seem to have stepped out of A Thousand and One Nights.
“Gretchen McCullough’s latest book captures the magic and absurdity of the city and its people with a humour few local writers have managed to achieve” —Egypt Today
“Written in prose both blunt and elliptical, the dozen tales form a gritty yet empathetic collage of lives on the precipice of contemporary America.” —Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times
A page-turner, Escape to Aswan is not only a political thriller but a dramatic telling of the clashes of culture and class in the Arab world.
East of the Grand Umayyad is the story of Damascus Freemasonry from 1868 until 1965.
