Joumana Khatib Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Joumana Khatib

This translation is done by Emily Wilson, who is a classicist. She really made waves with her previous translation of the Odyssey... I love the idea of people across America waking up and saying, 'Honey, a new Homer just dropped.' That seems like a beautiful world to me.

Joumana Khatib

It’s so good, it’s so elegant, and it’s so sharp, it’s just so intelligent and it’s delightful to watch her pull this off, it keeps you surprised, it’s not overly invective, it’s entertaining, it’s thought provoking, it’s really good.

Joumana Khatib

Disturbing, engrossing ... Norlin is in full command of her characters’ histories and marshals a tremendous level of detail ... The story’s open-ended questions...arise organically, without forcing stale answers.

Joumana Khatib

A Harvard professor goes wide in this study of the humanities and human creativity... As he guides readers along a Nefertiti to TikTok continuum, he shows how cultural exchange and innovation help societies address some of life’s most existential questions.

Joumana Khatib

Page rose to prominence for roles in “Juno” and “Inception,” and came out as trans in 2020... In his story, he offers moving descriptions of what it’s like to experience gender dysphoria, and details the happiness and self-acceptance he now feels.

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers reviews "Recitatif," Toni Morrison's only short story that's now been published as a standalone book. It follows two friends, one Black and the other white, but never confirms the race of either character. https://t.co/4mFJivGfgf

Joumana Khatib

“If you focus on five passages, you’ve got obscenity,” Ms. Caldwell-Stone said. “If you broaden your view and read the work as a whole, you’ve got Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved.’” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/books/book-ban-us-schools.html

Joumana Khatib

There's a lot going on here, but I promise that she pulls it off...it really does come together, and it's just a-- it's just a romp.

Joumana Khatib

what a joy to talk with @KCRWPressPlay about some recent books I've loved (all good for summer!), feat: "Trust," by Hernan Diaz "Also a Poet," by Ada Calhoun "The Latecomer," by Jean Hanff Korelitz & "Carnality," by Lina Wolff (trans. by Frank Perry) https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/insurrection-real-estate-reading-music/summer-books

Joumana Khatib

what a joy to talk with @KCRWPressPlay about some recent books I've loved (all good for summer!), feat: "Trust," by Hernan Diaz "Also a Poet," by Ada Calhoun "The Latecomer," by Jean Hanff Korelitz & "Carnality," by Lina Wolff (trans. by Frank Perry) https://t.co/vtzfUIYtSg