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FOR THE WHOLEHEARTED bibliophile, there’s something especially satisfying in reading a book about the love of books, or a story that distills the longing to tell and be told stories. Lebanese author Rabih Alameddine’s latest novel, An Unnecessary...

Dueling Operatives:  Casting Shadows and Light In the time Bourne’s been off the grid, he’s changed a great deal.  Greengrass says: “We find Bourne on the Greek/Macedonian border, and he’s conflicted, restless, and we don’t know why.  So, what’s happened...

This interview was conducted at the Bookstan conference in Sarajevo and over email. John Freeman: Good evening. Rabih always promised to give me a lap dance, but I never thought it would be in Sarajevo. Audience member: We want to see it! JF: The...

August 30, 2015 Under the banner “Picture stories from here and there,” the Beirut collective Samandal publishes local and international comix. For the uninitiated, comix imply countercultural, illustrated tales for adult audiences. Personal, quirky...

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, George Pelecanos, Dana Spiotta, Amy...