Remembering Tarek Swelim (1958–2023)
September 10, 2023
AUC Press was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of art historian Dr. Tarek Swelim, who died on 2 September 2023 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Category: Authors
Celebrating Women in Translation Month
August 15, 2023
In the vast world of literature, translation acts as a bridge that connects different cultures and allows stories to transcend geographical boundaries. It’s an art that not only carries the… READ MORE
Exploring the Magic of Suleiman’s Ring with Sherif Meleka
August 14, 2023
Author talk and book signing with Sherif Meleka author of Suleiman’s Ring at AUC Tahrir Bookstore on 13 August 2023.
Mohamed Elshahed, Fellow at Columbia’s Institute for Ideas and Imagination
May 15, 2023
Egyptian architectural historian Mohamed Elshahed, author of Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide (AUC Press, 2020), has recently been selected as a 2023-2024 Fellow at Columbia University’s Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris. He… READ MORE
A family drama set in Baghdad
April 19, 2023
Elizabeth Loudon’s debut novel, A Stranger in Baghdad, longlisted for the Bridport Novel Award, is published by Hoopoe (May 2023). “A haunting, beautifully written book about twentieth century Baghdad and the… READ MORE
An epic novel with a magic ring
April 2, 2023
Hoopoe sat down with Sherif Meleka, author of Suleiman’s Ring, (Hoopoe, March 2023), to find out more about what drove him to write about an enchanted ring which brings good fortune to… READ MORE
Fascinating book discussion about ‘Zar’
March 11, 2023
Hager El Hadidi, author of the newly released paperback edition of Zar: Spirit Possession, Music, and Healing Rituals In Egypt, (AUC Press, 2023), gave a fascinating virtual book talk, moderated… READ MORE
A rare look through Xenia Nikolskaya’s lens
February 28, 2023
The award-winning Russian-Swedish photographer Xenia Nikolskaya talked about her book Dust: Egypt’s Forgotten Architecture, Revised and Expanded Edition (AUC Press, 2022), with Rodrigo Gratacós Brum, filmmaker, film producer, and associate professor… READ MORE
‘The Men Who Swallowed the Sun’ joint-winner of 2022 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize
January 11, 2023
On January 12, the Banipal Trust announced that the late Humphrey Davies, translator of The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by the award-winning novelist Hamdi Abu Golayyel, published by Hoopoe Fiction in 2022, is… READ MORE
Faces from another time
December 5, 2022
Sherif Boraie is an editor and publisher based in Cairo. He founded his imprint, Zeitouna, in 1988, under which he has published forty highly illustrated books on Egyptian history, from the… READ MORE
