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Nesrin Al-Bakshongy will have a book-signing for her latest, Ghoraf Hanin
Alef bookstore in Zamalek will host Nesrin Al-Bakhshongy on Wednesday, 4 June to sign her latest book Ghoraf Hanin
New Release: Translation of the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe into Arabic
The complete works of the macabre and quintessentially American poet Edgar Allan Poe are now available in Arabic, giving more readers the chance to be chilled
New release: 60 bloggers recount their revolutionary stories in 'Tweets from Tahrir'
Idle, co-editor of the recently published compilation, returns to Cairo to share her inspiration with the bloggers she coordinated with as they discuss their accounts and share their stories of Tahrir
Two new French books in France on the Egyptian Revolution: Tahrir's Egypt and The Downfall of the Pharaoh
French journalists Claude Giubal and Tangi Salaun have published two new books about the 25 January Revolution
The Americans in My House: A new turn in the Iraqi novel
Nizar Abdul Sattar's The Americans in My House, published recently, sparked much attention in literary and cultural circles in Iraq
New Methods of Innovation at the General Book Organization Summer Program
Dr. Ahmed Megahed, head of the Egyptian General Book Organization, announced continuation of the summer cultural program
Unknown Poems by Donqol to be published
Gaber Asfour, a friend of the late poet Amal Donqol, shares his memories and studies of Donqol's poetry in a new book The Insubordinate Poem
New release: Al-Aghani Book Writer
Abu Al-Faraj Al-Asfahani's Book of Songs gets a new analysis by Mohamed Ahmed Khalafallah
New release: Collective Picture for Unity
Ibrahim Abdel-Fattah's new poetry collection combines short prose
Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize
Appointment of Abla El-Roweyni as editor of Literature News ends a three month strike
Journalists of the famous weekly periodical went on strike in March until their previous managing editor, Mostafa Abdalla, was replaced today by Abla El-Roweyni
15 May: Ammar Ali Hassan to speak at Al-Kotob Khan bookstore in Maadi
Censorship continues to force itself on Egypt's cultural scene
Despite an open attitude by the Minister of Culture with regard to censorship, some government officials still bear the old mindset

We will document Egypt's revolution, not dictate the story: AUC professor
The head of a volunteer team doing the critical job of collecting the revolution’s documents to display to the public via high technology tells Ahram Online of a few of their glitches and ambitions
Book review: "Memoirs of a Horse Carriage Driver" exposes post-revolution life nearly 100 years ago
First published after the 1919 Egyptian revolution, the satirical memoirs tell of those who tried to steal the revolution

Book review: Roots of the Salafist Movement in Egypt
Shalata researched the Salafist movement, tracking its origins outside Egypt and its path into Egyptian society, highlighting their recent activities and sources of power among Egyptian youth
Egypt's publishing industry between suffering and hope
The cancellation this year of the Cairo International Book Fair left the country's publishers reeling but the revolution has given them hope of greater freedom and a more discerning reader
Book review: The Book of the Revolution from Al-Ketaba Al-Okhra
Al-Ketaba Al-Okhra, an independent publication by a group of authors, records the impressions of the revolution: writings, photography and caricatures
Book review: Away from Egyptian domestic politics, ElBaradei speaks of IAEA years
The global nuclear non-proliferation regime is failing, says Mohamed ElBaradei in a new book reflecting on his time as head of the IAEA

Upcoming Egyptian Writers Union elections sees new faces but no new customs
Despite the slew of new faces nominated for the board of Egypt’s Writer’s Union, the history and membership structure render fundamental change highly unlikely
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