Bothayna Wail al-Essa

Dec 5, 2024 | tournamentofbooks.com | Marie-Helene Bertino |Bothayna Wail al-Essa |Kate Greathead |Kelly Link

The 2025Tournament of BooksShortlist Here are the books, brackets, and judges for the 2025 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes. DECEMBER 5, 2024 Coming March 6, 2025: the 21st year of the Tournament of Books. Look, we’re surprised as much as you are.

Nov 13, 2024 | time.com | Shannon Carlin |Bothayna Wail al-Essa

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Shannon CarlinNovember 13, 2024 8:13 AM ESTNational Book Award finalist Bothayna Al-Essa’s 2021 novel, The Book Censor's Library, newly translated from the original Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain, is a Kafkaesque satire set in a near future where most books have been banned.

Jun 15, 2024 | mailchi.mp | Tim Loh |Garrett Graff |Rosencrans Baldwin |Bothayna Wail al-Essa

Sunday, June 16, 2024 — Issue #444 👋 Subscribe / Unsubscribe | 🌍 Web Version Hello again and Happy Father’s Day! We're excited to introduce the new season of The Sunday Long Read Podcast, "Source Material." This four-episode set, premiering this week, features fantastic storytellers whose work was adapted for the big and little screens. You’ll find episode one—Don’s conversation with twice-film/TV adapted writer Jessica Pressler—featured below. And we are thrilled to welcome back to the...

Apr 30, 2024 | bookanista.com | Bothayna Wail al-Essa

The new censor was late to his office. He had stood too long, rooted to the ground in front of the Censorship Authority building, trying to guess the number of floors it contained. A few meters from the entrance, counting on his fingers, he was certain there were at least thirty-six floors. But the elevator only listed thirty. He had heard a rumor about secret floors in government offices. They were reserved for the higher-ups, filled with computers, smartphones, and tablets.

Apr 3, 2024 | lithub.com | Bothayna Wail al-Essa

On March 10, 2016, I became a bookseller. I was on a quest to bring back a lost form of bookstore. The kind that offers a creative space for exchanging ideas and an enduring, steadfast haven. A diametric contrast to all things seasonal and ephemeral, to second-rate books flaunted on bestseller shelves, and to the transient hubbub of book fairs. I wanted it to be a place that could make its mark on people’s lives, bridging the divide between cultural and community work.