The Markaz Review مجلة المركز Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté
This quote highlights Sheana Ochoa's review of Gabor Maté's new book, "The Myth of Normal". Read the full review here: https://t.co/3XJpm2CVK6 https://t.co/3MWAnVgDNI
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness
Shahd Alshammari
Coming Friday in TMR's MADNESS issue are an excerpt from the book on "Literary Madness" by @ShahdAlshammari + a review of her new book "Head Above Water" by @MendeTugrul @SahajKohli @arablit https://t.co/3bhchSxDjF
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seasons of Purgatory
Shahriar Mandanipour
Shahriar Mandanipour & Sara Khalili’s "Seasons of Purgatory" is longlisted for the Nat'l Book Award from @nationalbook https://t.co/J6WKTK9iJo @GuernicaMag @LAReviewofBooks @jenniferlcroft
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Animals in Our Days: A Book of Stories
Mohamed Makhzangi
Saliha Haddad reviews the new translation of Mohamed Makhzangi's stories "Animals in Our Days": https://t.co/NnJjHKmfCc @arablit @lithub @BronxZoo
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
If This Makes You Nervous
Elena Karina Byrne
I just uploaded “Elena Karina Byrne for Poetry Markaz on her new book "If This Makes You Nervous."” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/JPbx9exAx7
Paperback, 2021
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Enter Ghost
Isabella Hammad
We're reading young novelist Isabella Hammad's second gem this month, "Enter Ghost"; join us to discuss on 4 June! https://t.co/5nsYQEsJQA @bookfabulous @lithub @arablit @LeilaFadel https://t.co/1dq8Qeb67f
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nedjma
Kateb Yacine
Speaking of #Algeria, we're curious: how many of you have read Kateb Yacine's NEDJMA? Tell us about it in your retweet. https://t.co/cLZzDiCaTO @melissachemam @arablit @bookfabulous @lithub
Paperback, 1991
$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Arab Life: A Generation's Journey into Silence
Amal Ghandour
Amal Ghandour, author of "This Arab Life," casts her penetrating gaze on the burdens of Lebanon, including the economic meltdown and political gridlock. Read more: https://t.co/wUAI6tV76O https://t.co/OQmOiI6ZPT
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last White Man
Mohsin Hamid
Register to join the conversation with us in two weeks about Mohsin Hamid’s inventive new novel, "The Last White Man." Learn more about the book and the event here: https://t.co/DyzjSdC6v3 https://t.co/J7O6KHV6lC
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar
"Homeland Elegies" by @ayadakhtar has made the year's 10 BEST BOOKS list in both the @nytimes & @washingtonpost The author talks about his novel with The Markaz Review: https://t.co/PL6QX8DjqK @LorraineAli @holdengraber
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book