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