"Honey Hunger" and "Granada: The Complete Trilogy", published by Hoopoe, have been honored by the 2025 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, with one novel named as the winner and the other as the front-runner. Read more: aucpress.com/blog/2026/01...

We'll have a "Arabic literature in English translation forthcoming 2026" list on Monday, Jan 5 so please let us know what we're missing before then.

Congratulations to Marilyn & Kay. Couldn't believe this was Marilyn's first Banipal win. arablit.org/2026/01/07/m...

Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.

Read AUC Press News | December 2025: bit.ly/AUCP-Dec-2025 Subscribe for the latest book news and events: bit.ly/AUCP-Newslet...

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Join us for an online book talk on "Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil" by Safaruk Chowdhury (Paperback edition, AUC Press, 2025). REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/4pmTNgM Explore the book: bit.ly/3LFqDuO #aucpress #booktalk #Virtual #Philosophy

Global 20% Discount (US, UK, Europe) In recognition of the annual meeting of the annual meeting of MESA, we’re extending a global 20% discount to those who couldn’t attend. Use code MESA2025 at checkout. Offer expires on 6 December 2025. Explore #aucpress’s 2025 Picks: tinyurl.com/MESA-Discount

Egypt – Christmas Book Fair (20% Discount) Enjoy a 20% festive discount from 27 November to 6 December 2025, at AUC Tahrir Bookstore, The Shop (New Cairo), and online. mailchi.mp/aucegypt.edu... #aucpress #aucbookstores #christmas #bookfair #books

At the 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai, focused on “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,” AUC Press authors Aidan Dodson and Tarek Tawfik were elected to the CIPEG board. #Museums #Egyptology #aucpress Congratulations.

On #WorldHeartDay, we pay tribute to the “King of Hearts", Sir Magdi Yacoub, who devoted his life to healing hearts. His journey is told in the first authorized #biography "A Surgeon and a Maverick": aucpress.com/Yacoub #aucpress A percentage of proceeds supports the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.

Kind reminder 🔔 Join the discussion on "A History of Arab Graphic Design" (Arabic Edition) Tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 August 2025. 7pm Cairo | 5pm London | 12pm New York Register via Zoom: tinyurl.com/Register-AHA... ***The conversation will be conducted in Arabic.

New in Paperback This first volume in the Christianity and Monasticism series explores seventeen centuries of Christian and monastic life in Sohag, Upper Egypt. Read more in this blog: tinyurl.com/Christianity... #aucpress #christianity #sohag #monasticlife #ScholarlyPublishing #coptic #studies

Join us for a special online discussion of "A History of Arab Graphic Design" (Arabic Edition), the first comprehensive #book on Arab graphic design, co-authored by Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar. Register here: tinyurl.com/Register-AHA... #aucpress #virtual #Discussion #MiddleEast

Join us for a live online conversation with Nasser Rabbat and Deen Sharp, editors of "Reconstruction as Violence in Assad’s Syria":https://tinyurl.com/ReconstructionasViolence-OW #Syria #postwar #assad #Politics #VIRTUAL #aucpress

“The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes: A History of Conflict, Tragedy, and Restoration” in the latest Middle East Talks podcast. Hosted by Khaled Ezzelarab, the episode features co-author Steve Lonergan. Listen here: tinyurl.com/podcast-Iraq... #Iraq #marshes #aucpress #books #MiddleEast

Join the hybrid event at the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in London, with co-editor Sami De Giosa & Alison Ohta. Book extract: tinyurl.com/The-Medieval... Watch AUC Press’s earlier virtual discussion: tinyurl.com/Virtualdiscu... #academicpublishing #londonevents #aucpress

July's Newsletter is Here! Explore the latest updates from AUC Press in our July 2025 #newsletter: bit.ly/AUCP-News-Ju... #news #updates #newsletter #aucpress #hoopoe #booktalks #middleeast #Egypt #summer #summerreads #books #Egyptology #arabiclanguagelearning

“Making Routes: Mobility and Politics of Migration in the Global South”, edited by Gerda Heck, Eda Sevinin, Elena Habersky and Carlos Sandoval-García (AUC Press, 2024). tinyurl.com/Publishingpe... #aucpress #books #news #Immigration #middleast

Q&A with Kara Cooney on "Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches" (AUC Press, 2024). Discover the reasons behind the ancient Egyptians’ reuse of #coffins: linkedin.com/pulse/extrao... #Archaeology #aucpress #ancientEgypt

A Special Release: " A History of Arab Graphic Design" is Now Available in Arabic www.linkedin.com/pulse/specia...

"Visualizing Egypt: European Travel, Book Publishing, and the Commercialization of the Middle East in the Nineteenth Century" by Paulina Banas (AUC Press, 2025). Read an excerpt and learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/visualizing-... #Egypt #travel #middleeast #visualhistory

Buy a back issue of ArabLit Quarterly (@arablit.bsky.social) to support new work in 2025-26! Find all 18 issues (including FOLK, DREAMS, CATS, THE JOKE, THE KITCHEN & more) + backlist books at arablit.org/shop #buyabackissue

“Vibrant storytelling.”—Binghamton University Magazine "Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt: Suzanne Voilquin, Ismayl Urbain, and Jehan d'Ivray" by John David Ragan (AUC Press, 2025): tinyurl.com/F-SaintSimon... #AUCPress #HistoryBooks #women #MiddleEast #BookRecommendation

Explore the latest #updates from AUC Press in our May 2025 e-newsletter and discover #books tailored to your interests: tinyurl.com/AUCP-News-Ma... Stay updated—subscribe for the latest #book #news and #events: bit.ly/AUCP-Subscribe #newsletter #aucpress #hoopoe #booktalks

Who is the #Sphinx? Not a mythological creature—but an #ancientEgyptian #pharaoh, say #archaeologists. But which one? Read via #ArtnetNews: tinyurl.com/newsartnet-s... Learn about "Mountains of the Pharaohs" (AUC Press, 2024): tinyurl.com/Mountains-of... #aucpress #books #archaeology

As the world watches #VaticanCity for white smoke after the #conclave and the election of a new #Pope. Explore AUC Press titles on #Egypt's rich #Coptic papal #history : 📙1- tinyurl.com/Copticpapacy... 📙2- tinyurl.com/Copticpapacy 📙3- tinyurl.com/CopticPapacy... #AUCPress #CopticBooks #Church

"Ancient Egypt: A Photographic History” by Nigel Fletcher-Jones, an AUC Press title exclusive to Egypt. Get your copy today with a 20% discount at aucbookstore.com. Offer ends tonight! Learn more here: tinyurl.com/ancient-egyp... #ancientegypt #Egyptology #Egypt #aucpress

Celebrate #ARCE2025 with #AUCPress! Enjoy 20% off all available titles in North America, the UK & worldwide (selected in Egypt). Use code ARCE2025. Offer valid 24-30 Apr, 2025. Explore ➡️ tinyurl.com/ARCE-25-Prom... ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ARCE-AUCPress

A packed house at Marcus Hall Studio @usfca.bsky.social joined Egyptian-American author Rusha Latif for a powerful convo on revolution, liberation & praxis—moderated by Prof. Omar Zahzah. "Tahrir’s Youth" (AUC Press, 2022): tinyurl.com/TahrirsYouth #arab #american #heritagemonth #Egypt #Revolution

This #EarthDay, we spotlight "The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes" by Steve Lonergan & Jassim Al-Asadi—on the destruction and restoration of a #UNESCO-protected #Ecosystem . tinyurl.com/ReadaboutIra... Q&A with Steve Lonergan: tinyurl.com/QnAwithAuthor #earhday #Heritage #books #aucpress

“The high-activity individuals could have been nobles who exercised to maintain their status,” suggested Aidan Dodson, professor of Egyptology and author of "Rameses III, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife": tinyurl.com/RamesesIII-K... tinyurl.com/nypost-pyram... #pyramids #aucpress #Egyptology

"Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches" by Kara Cooney. tinyurl.com/RFD-KaraCooney Read the full feature: tinyurl.com/thepast-review #royal #coffin #Egyptology #AncientEgypt #recycling #reuse #academia #books

Spiced Pumpkin Soup: From "Bilhana: Wholefood Recipes from Egypt, Lebanon, and Morocco" by Yasmine Elgharably and Shewekar Elgharably, with photography by Yehia El-Alaily Click here: tinyurl.com/BilhanaRecipes #ramadan2025 #cookbooks #Bilhana #recipes #recipeoftheday #books

Happy International Women's Day Explore this curated compilation of books by remarkable AUC Press women authors: tinyurl.com/WID-2025 #WomensHistoryMonth #womeninternationalday #AccelerateAction #AccelerateAction2025 #books #WomenAuthors #aucpress

Sir Magdi Yacoub, in a conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Get your copy of "A Surgeon and A Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub" www.aucpress.com/Yacoub A percentage of the proceeds will support the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation #BBC #aucpres

“Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios: Reflections on the Spiritual Journey”, introduction, notes and translation by Tim Vivian. 📗https://tinyurl.com/Exhortation-to-The-Monks #christianity #history #Exhortation #monks #aucpress #books #studies #History

"The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui" by Samia Mehrez, translated by Eleanor Ellis (AUC Press, 2025), and read an excerpt: tinyurl.com/TheManyLives... @qantarade.bsky.social #memoir #biography #aucpress #history #Egypt

"Luxor Illustrated, Revised and Updated: With Aswan, Abu Simbel, and the Nile" by Michael Haag (AUC Press, 2024). A full-color guide to the monuments and landscape of Upper Egypt, fully revised and updated by Aidan Dodson. tinyurl.com/LuxorIllustr... #luxor #aucpress #guide #egypt

Watch this @afikra episode featuring Steve Lonergan, and Jassim Al-Assadi authors of “The Ghosts of Iraq’s MarshesA History of Conflict, Tragedy, and Restoration” (AUC Press, 2024): youtube.com/watch?v=GmtX... #middleeast #Books #aucpress #iraq #marshland

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'Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time' a Jacobin investigation: tinyurl.com/Marshes-Jaco... Learn more in “The Ghosts of Iraq's Marshes: A History of Conflict, Tragedy, and Restoration” by Steve Lonergan, and Jassim Al-Asadi. tinyurl.com/ReadaboutIra... #aucpress #middleeast #iraq #UNESCO

#WorldReadAloudDay. Discover the power of storytelling in shaping young minds. Yasmine Motawy’s "Children’s Picture Books and Contemporary Egyptian Society" examines how Egyptian picture books reflect and challenge social norms. tinyurl.com/Childrenspicturebooks #children #picture #books #aucpress

“Filled with mouth-watering recipes. . . . This is a beautifully crafted book, both visually and in terms of content, and I do not hesitate to say that I have fallen in love with it.” —Ahram Weekly tinyurl.com/BilhanaRecipes #food #cooking #recipes #cookbook #Egypt #aucpress

The AUC Press & Bookstores team is all set at CIBF 2025, come visit us :)

Join us on Tuesday, 11 Feb. for a virtual book discussion of an award-winning memoir that explores the life of one of the Arab world’s most celebrated romantic poets. tinyurl.com/AUCP-event #aucpress #Discussion #bookstoread #VIRTUAL

Join us on Sunday, 16 Feb. at 7pm and discover the Legacies of two of ancient Egypt’s most fascinating and influential rulers, and explore their rediscovery in modern scholarship. 📍Ewart Hall, AUC Tahrir Square, Cairo. Streamed live on FB tinyurl.com/Inperson-lec...

Hot New Release: "The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui: A Journey with my Grandfather" by Samia Mehrez, translated by Eleanor Ellis. Learn more about the book and read an excerpt: tinyurl.com/TheManyLives... #newrelease #memoir #books #aucpress #egypthistory

Today, Tuesday 21 January 2025 Register via Zoom: bit.ly/discussingIh... Livestreaming will be available on AUC Press FB:facebook.com/aucpress/ #Virtual #Discussion #Literature #aucpress #hoopoe #egypthistory #bookstoread

Explore the latest updates from AUC Press and Hoopoe in the January 2025 e-newsletter and discover books tailored to your interests: bit.ly/2025-Highlig... Stay updated—subscribe for the latest book news and events: bit.ly/AUCP-Subscribe #books #january2025 #news #aucpress #hoopoe #highlights