Books

A cook’s tour that brings the richness of Mesopotamia’s culinary culture to the forefront.

A revelatory novel about being queer and Muslim, set in war-torn Iraq in 2003.

A groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be “The Other”

Sinan Antoon returns to the Iraq war in a poetic and provocative tribute to reclaiming memory.

A vivid, human story, an alternative narrative of First World War Iraq

The stories in Baghdad Noir testify to the enduring resilience of the Iraqi spirit amid an ongoing, real-life milieu of despair that the literary form of noir can at best only approximate.

This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.

The true story of a beekeeper who risks his life to rescue enslaved women from Daesh

Frankenstein in Baghdad captures with white-knuckle horror and black humor the surreal reality of contemporary Iraq.

A blend of mystery, history, and philosophy, using a fragmented narrative to explore identity, exile, and the cultural complexity of modern Iraq.

A book that stands out for its blend of humor and melancholy, turning the refugee experience into a poignant and deeply human quest for identity and belonging.

The first major literary work about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective—by an explosive new voice hailed as “perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive” (The Guardian)