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Cover for Basma Abdel Aziz · Here Is a Body: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Here Is a Body: A Novel (2021)

Basma Abdel Aziz

Cover for Melissa Gatter · Time and Power in Azraq Refugee Camp: A Nine-to-Five Emergency - Refugees and Migrants within the Middle East (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Time and Power in Azraq Refugee ... (2023)

Cover for David DiMeo · Taha Hussein's The Days: A Guided Study for Arabic Learners - Great Works of Arabic Literature: Guided Texts for Arabic Learners (Paperback Book) (2022)

Taha Hussein's The Days: A Guide... (2022)

Cover for Simon Connor · Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their ... (2022)

Cover for Felix Arnold · Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Ancient Egyptian Architecture in... (2022)

Cover for Paulina Banas · Visualizing Egypt: European Travel, Book Publishing, and the Commercialization of the Middle East in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Visualizing Egypt: European Trav... (2025)

Cover for Rudolph Ware · Jihad of the Pen: The Sufi Literature of West Africa (Paperback Book) (2026)

Jihad of the Pen: The Sufi Liter... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Joan Aruz · Palmyra (Arabic edition): Mirage in the Desert (Paperback Book) [Arabic edition] (2019)

Palmyra (Arabic edition): Mirage... (2019)

Cover for Randa Aboubakr · Spaces of Participation: Dynamics of Social and Political Change in the Arab World (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Spaces of Participation: Dynamic... (2021)

Cover for Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs · Life Histories of Theban Tombs: Transdisciplinary Investigations of a Cluster of Rock-cut Tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna - AUC Press Archaeological Reports (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Life Histories of Theban Tombs: ... (2021)

Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs

Cover for Safaruk Chowdhury · Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Islamic Theology and the Problem... (2021)

Safaruk Chowdhury

Cover for Koenraad Donker van Heel · Dealing with the Dead in Ancient Egypt: The Funerary Business of Petebaste (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Dealing with the Dead in Ancient... (2021)

Koenraad Donker van Heel

Cover for Katja Broschat · Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb (2022)

Cover for Omaima Al-Khamis · The Book Smuggler: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Book Smuggler: A Novel (2021)

Omaima Al-Khamis

Cover for Meghan E. Strong · Sacred Flames: The Power of Artificial Light in Ancient Egypt (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Sacred Flames: The Power of Arti... (2021)

Meghan E. Strong

Cover for Rusha Latif · Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Lea... (2022)

Cover for Michael Sorkin · Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope - Middle East Urban Studies (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope... (2021)

Cover for Aziz Mohammed · The Critical Case of a Man Called K: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Critical Case of a Man Calle... (2021)

Cover for Ashraf El-Ashmawi · The Lady of Zamalek: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Lady of Zamalek: A Novel (2021)

Ashraf El-Ashmawi

Cover for Basma Abdel Aziz · Here Is a Body: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2021)

Here Is a Body: A Novel (2021)

Basma Abdel Aziz

Cover for Mohamed Shoair · The Story of the Banned Book: Naguib Mahfouz's Children of the Alley (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Story of the Banned Book: Na... (2022)

Cover for Hamdi Abu Golayyel · The Men Who Swallowed the Sun: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Men Who Swallowed the Sun: A... (2022)

Hamdi Abu Golayyel

Cover for Laila Al-Sawi · Media Arabic for Beginners: A Coursebook for Understanding Arabic News (Paperback Book) (2023)

Media Arabic for Beginners: A Co... (2023)

Cover for Ihsan Abdel Kouddous · I Do Not Sleep: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2022)

I Do Not Sleep: A Novel (2022)

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

Cover for Dr Christian Leitz · A Selection of Ptolemaic Anthropoid Sarcophagi in Cairo - AUC Press Archaeological Reports (Hardcover Book) (2021)

A Selection of Ptolemaic Anthrop... (2021)

Dr Christian Leitz

Cover for Dr. Linda Herrera · Educating Egypt: Civic Values and Ideological Struggles (Paperback Book) (2022)

Educating Egypt: Civic Values an... (2022)

Dr. Linda Herrera

Cover for Dr. Anne-Linda Amira Augustin · South Yemen's Independence Struggle: Generations of Resistance (Hardcover Book) (2021)

South Yemen's Independence Strug... (2021)

Dr. Anne-Linda Amira Augustin

Cover for Yasser M. Ayad · Islamic Cairo in Maps: Finding the Monuments (Paperback Book) (2023)

Islamic Cairo in Maps: Finding t... (2023)

Cover for Andrew Humphreys · On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (Paperback Book) (2021)

On the Nile in the Golden Age of... (2021)

Andrew Humphreys

Cover for Dr. Amandine Marshall · Childhood in Ancient Egypt (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Childhood in Ancient Egypt (2022)

Dr. Amandine Marshall

Cover for Mouannes Hojairi · Writing the History of Mount Lebanon: Church Historians and Maronite Identity (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Writing the History of Mount Leb... (2021)

Mouannes Hojairi

Cover for Kara Cooney · Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches - AUC Press Archaeological Reports (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Recycling for Death: Coffin Reus... (2024)

Cover for R. Neil Hewison · Fayoum Pottery: Ceramic Arts and Crafts in an Egyptian Oasis (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Fayoum Pottery: Ceramic Arts and... (2021)

R. Neil Hewison

Cover for Ihsan Abdel Kouddous · I Do Not Sleep: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2021)

I Do Not Sleep: A Novel (2021)

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

Cover for Dr. Xenia Nikolskaya · Dust: Egypt's Forgotten Architecture, Revised and Expanded Edition (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Dust: Egypt's Forgotten Architec... (2022)

Dr. Xenia Nikolskaya

Cover for Aidan Dodson · Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives - Lives and Afterlives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pha... (2025)

Cover for Aidan Dodson · Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife - Lives and Afterlives (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His ... (2023)

Cover for Dr. Linda Herrera · Educating Egypt: Civic Values and Ideological Struggles (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Educating Egypt: Civic Values an... (2022)

Dr. Linda Herrera

Cover for Khalid Ikram · The Egyptian Economy in the Twenty-first Century: The Hard Road to Inclusive Prosperity (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Egyptian Economy in the Twen... (2022)

Cover for Mariam F Ayad · Women in Ancient Egypt: Revisiting Power, Agency, and Autonomy (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Women in Ancient Egypt: Revisiti... (2022)

Cover for Hany Rashwan · Rediscovering Ancient Egyptian Literature through Arabic Poetics (Hardcover Book) (2027)

Rediscovering Ancient Egyptian L... (2027)

Release January 12, 2027

Cover for Susanna Thomas · Ramesses, Loved by Ptah: The History of a Colossal Royal Statue (Paperback Book) (2023)

Ramesses, Loved by Ptah: The His... (2023)

Cover for Ibrahim Al-koni · The Night Will Have Its Say: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Night Will Have Its Say: A N... (2022)

Ibrahim Al-koni

Cover for The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity: Crosspollinations in Art, Architecture, and Material Culture (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Medieval Mediterranean betwe... (2025)

Cover for Dr. Dalal Abo El Seoud · Fish, Milk, Tamarind: A Book of Egyptian Arabic Food Expressions (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Fish, Milk, Tamarind: A Book of ... (2022)

Dr. Dalal Abo El Seoud

Cover for Simon Pearson · A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub (Hardcover Book) (2023)

A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Li... (2023)

Cover for Ibrahim Al-koni · The Night Will Have Its Say: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Night Will Have Its Say: A N... (2022)

Ibrahim Al-koni

Cover for Hamdi Abu Golayyel · The Men Who Swallowed the Sun: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Men Who Swallowed the Sun: A... (2022)

Hamdi Abu Golayyel

Cover for Sherif Meleka · Suleiman's Ring: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2023)

Suleiman's Ring: A Novel (2023)

Cover for Sherif Meleka · Suleiman's Ring: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Suleiman's Ring: A Novel (2023)

Cover for Ahmed Taibaoui · The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2023)

The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody:... (2023)

Cover for Ahmed Taibaoui · The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2023)

The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody:... (2023)

Cover for Colin D. Reader · A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments (Paperback Book) (2023)

A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egypt... (2023)

Colin D. Reader

Cover for The Political Economy of the New Egyptian Republic: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 33, No. 4 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2023)

The Political Economy of the New... (2023)

Cover for International Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 35, No. 2 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2024)

International Migration in the E... (2024)

Cover for Tamara Chahine Maatouk · Understanding the Public Sector in Egyptian Cinema: A State Venture: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 35, No. 3 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2024)

Understanding the Public Sector ... (2024)

Tamara Chahine Maatouk

Cover for Soha Mohsen · On Friendship between the No Longer and the Not Yet: An Ethnographic Account: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 35, No. 4 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2024)

On Friendship between the No Lon... (2024)

Cover for Mostafa Mohie · Biographies of Port Said: Everydayness of State, Dwellers, and Strangers: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 36, No. 1 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2024)

Biographies of Port Said: Everyd... (2024)

Cover for Ellen R. Weis · Egyptian Hip-Hop: Expressions from the Underground: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 1 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2023)

Egyptian Hip-Hop: Expressions fr... (2023)

Cover for Sports and Society in the Middle East: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 2 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2023)

Sports and Society in the Middle... (2023)

Cover for Farah Kobaissy · Organizing the Unorganized: Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 3 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2023)

Organizing the Unorganized: Migr... (2023)

Cover for The Food Question in the Middle East: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 4 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2023)

The Food Question in the Middle ... (2023)

Cover for Oral History in Times of Change: Gender, Documentation, and the Making of Archives: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 35, No. 1 - Cairo Papers in Social Science (Paperback Book) (2024)

Oral History in Times of Change:... (2024)

Cover for Hamamsy, W El (Ed) · Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, no. 42: Literature Confronting Mortality (Paperback Book) (2023)

Alif: Journal of Comparative Poe... (2023)

Hamamsy, W El (Ed)

Cover for Jillian Campana · It's Not Your Fault: Five New Plays on Sexual Harassment in Egypt (Paperback Book) (2023)

It's Not Your Fault: Five New Pl... (2023)

Jillian Campana

Cover for Magdi Guirguis · The Emergence of the Modern Coptic Papacy: The Popes of Egypt, Volume 3 (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Emergence of the Modern Copt... (2022)

Cover for Mark N. Swanson · The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt, 641–1517: The Popes of Egypt, Volume 2 (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egy... (2022)

Mark N. Swanson

Cover for Ashraf El-Ashmawi · The House of the Coptic Woman: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2023)

The House of the Coptic Woman: A... (2023)

Ashraf El-Ashmawi

Cover for Taha Hussein · The Days: An Autobiography in Three Parts (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Days: An Autobiography in Th... (2026)

Cover for Nevenka Korica Sullivan · Upper Intermediate Arabic through Discussion: 20 Lessons on Contemporary Topics with Integrated Skills and Fluency-building Activities for MSA Learners (Paperback Book) (2023)

Upper Intermediate Arabic throug... (2023)

Nevenka Korica Sullivan

Cover for Abbas Al-Tonsi · From Reading to Writing, Volume 1: An Intermediate to Advanced Course for Arabic Heritage Learners (Paperback Book) (2023)

From Reading to Writing, Volume ... (2023)

Cover for Abbas Al-Tonsi · From Reading to Writing, Volume 2: An Advanced to Superior Course for Arabic Heritage Learners (Paperback Book) (2026)

From Reading to Writing, Volume ... (2026)

Cover for Dr. Maha A. Ghalwash · State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt (Hardcover Book) (2023)

State, Peasants, and Land in Mid... (2023)

Dr. Maha A. Ghalwash

Cover for Khadija Marouazi · History of Ash: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2023)

History of Ash: A Novel (2023)

Khadija Marouazi

Cover for Khadija Marouazi · History of Ash: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2023)

History of Ash: A Novel (2023)

Khadija Marouazi

Cover for Elizabeth Loudon · A Stranger in Baghdad: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2023)

A Stranger in Baghdad: A Novel (2023)

Elizabeth Loudon

Cover for Elizabeth Loudon · A Stranger in Baghdad: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2023)

A Stranger in Baghdad: A Novel (2023)

Elizabeth Loudon

Cover for Azza Fahmy · My Life in Jewelry: A Memoir (Hardcover Book) (2024)

My Life in Jewelry: A Memoir (2024)

Cover for Bahia Shehab · A Trade in Dreams: A Century of Egyptian Print Advertising (Paperback Book) (2026)

A Trade in Dreams: A Century of ... (2026)

Release May 26, 2026

Cover for Aidan Dodson · The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives - Lives and Afterlives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt: Th... (2025)

Cover for Fatma Qandil · Empty Cages: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2025)

Empty Cages: A Novel (2025)

Cover for Fatma Qandil · Empty Cages: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Empty Cages: A Novel (2025)

Cover for Steve Lonergan · The Ghosts of Iraq's Marshes: A History of Conflict, Tragedy, and Restoration (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Ghosts of Iraq's Marshes: A ... (2024)

Cover for Marjorie Ransom · Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba: Regional Yemeni Jewelry (Paperback Book) (2023)

Silver Treasures from the Land o... (2023)

Marjorie Ransom

Cover for Bahia Shehab · A History of Arab Graphic Design (Paperback Book) [Arabic edition] (2025)

A History of Arab Graphic Design (2025)

Cover for Leila Temime Blili · The Deys and Beys of Tunis, 1666–1922: From Military Power to the Monarchy (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Deys and Beys of Tunis, 1666... (2026)

Leila Temime Blili

Release May 19, 2026

Cover for Mona Kamel Hassan · Blowing on Yogurt and Other Egyptian Arabic Expressions: Illi in Fifty Idioms (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Blowing on Yogurt and Other Egyp... (2024)

Mona Kamel Hassan

Cover for Armgard Goo-Grauer · Colors of Nubia: The Lost Art of Women’s House Decoration (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Colors of Nubia: The Lost Art of... (2026)

Armgard Goo-Grauer

Release August 4, 2026

Cover for Ihsan Abdel Kouddous · A Nose and Three Eyes: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2024)

A Nose and Three Eyes: A Novel (2024)

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

Cover for Ihsan Abdel Kouddous · A Nose and Three Eyes: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2024)

A Nose and Three Eyes: A Novel (2024)

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous

Cover for Rania Hanna · The Jinn Daughter: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel (2024)

Cover for Rania Hanna · The Jinn Daughter: A Novel (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel (2024)

Cover for Radwa Ashour · Granada: The Complete Trilogy (Paperback Book) (2024)

Granada: The Complete Trilogy (2024)

Cover for John David Ragan · Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt: Suzanne Voilquin, Ismayl Urbain, and Jehan d'Ivray (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travele... (2025)

John David Ragan

Cover for Zahran Alqasmi · Honey Hunger: A Novel (Paperback Book) (2025)

Honey Hunger: A Novel (2025)

Cover for Zahran Alqasmi · Honey Hunger (Book) (2025)

Honey Hunger (2025)

Cover for Zahi Hawass · Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders (Paperback Book) (2024)

Mountains of the Pharaohs: The U... (2024)

Cover for Mohammad T. Alhawary · Modern Standard Arabic Grammar, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Reference and Guide (Paperback Book) (2026)

Modern Standard Arabic Grammar, ... (2026)

Mohammad T. Alhawary

Release July 7, 2026

Cover for Simon Pearson · A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub (Paperback Book) (2025)

A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Li... (2025)

Cover for Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria - Middle East Urban Studies (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Reconstruction as Violence in As... (2025)