Books

Bursting with life and a rough joyfulness, Black Mamba Boy is debut novelist Nadifa Mohamed’s vibrant, moving celebration of her family’s own history.

The Hostage offers a vivid, atmospheric portrait of Yemeni society, capturing a young boy’s forced confinement as a powerful metaphor for tradition, authority, and the struggle for personal freedom.

Wajdi al-Ahdal is a satirical author with a fresh and provocative voice and an excellent eye for the telling details of his world.