In Morocco, selling pirated books “is the only way to make a living,” with the help of the Mafia
Like in many Arab countries, literacy rates in Morocco are not among the highest in the world, but...
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Author: Mark Williams
Longlist and shortlist announced for two major translation awards
The longlist for the 2018 National Book Award for Translated Literature has been announced. Négar...
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Israeli publisher illegally releases book of Arab women’s texts, complete with pirated cover. Calls it an act of salvation
You couldn’t make it up. A publisher in Israel finds a collection of texts written in Arabic by...
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Big Bad Wolf Malaysia and Indonesia this month as the world’s biggest book sale gathers momentum
As we come up to our first anniversary here at TNPS (September 25), one of the recurring themes...
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A mermaid wearing a bra among the books banned in Kuwait, but protests are gathering momentum
Censorship is a difficult topic that arouses strong emotions, but of course all freedom of speech...
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