Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem translated by Sinan Antoon feels exceptionally timely just now. Read it for beautiful prose and a clever structure in service of strong ideas and emotions.
And let's celebrate the way independent press And Other Stories keep bringing us striking books that might not otherwise have seen the light in the UK.

And if you want to hear a bit about Noopiming: youtu.be/4bNX5sPosuA?si=0K2S-dv0M9ouWm5c
Or Boulder by Eva Baltasar youtu.be/pO9CQHARFtw?si=COESFqTQlRm903cZ