Publishers & Book Distributors for Arabic Literature
I’m starting a list of publishers here for literature of the Middle East and North Africa. Tell me if you know of more that should be added…And here is another helpful list.
Egypt
- CairoBookStop / محطة كتب القاهرة is a great tool for locating books in Cairo, designed by Nancy Linthicum and Michele Henjum
- Dar al-Hilal / دار الهلال- affordable paperback literature, also a magazine
- Dar al-Shorouk / دار الشروق – fiction and non-fiction, in Arabic
- L’Orientaliste bookstore – See review here.
- Diwan / ديوان bookstore
- American University in Cairo Press – fiction and non-fiction, in English
- For international orders, I can recommend Neelwafurat
England
- Saqi Books – academic and general books – As of Dec. 2022, the London store is closed, although publishing continues.
Lebanon
- Dar Saqi / دار الساقي – fiction and non-fiction, in Arabic
Morocco
- Editions Le Fennec / دار الفنك – especially for Francophone literature
- Librairie Samir / سمير – especially for children’s literature, Arabic and French
United Arab Emirates
- Kalimat / كلمات – children’s and young adult literature in Arabic
United States
- Interlink Books – a publishing group including many regions, among them MENA
- University of Texas Press – academic books and literary translations, in English
