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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The "remarkable" (The Telegraph) life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds, now available in paperback Veteran journalists...

The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt

A comprehensive account of the Libyan pharaohs of Egypt, who ruled from the tenth through the seventh centuries BC, accessibly written by renowned Egyptologist Aidan DodsonDuring the tenth through...

Empty Cages

Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature"Few writers possess Fatma's boldness”—The New ArabAn urgent and raw confessional of memory and family and all that is lost and won in one woman's...

I Can Imagine It for Us

A #1 FAVORITE NONFICTION READ OF 2025 (ENTERPRISE)“[A] definitive work in the genre of Palestinian memoirs that will not only attract readers of Said or Kanafani, but also fans of Joan Didion, Hisham...

Recycling for Death

“An absolute gem for specialists and students alike, abundantly illustrated in full color throughout, by an excellent scholar at the height of her powers."—David Aston, The Austrian Academy of Sciences,...

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Books in the News | January 2026

Discover the latest updates, reviews, and news surrounding AUC Press books.

Honoring Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz is being honored this year as the Personality of the 2026 Cairo International Book Fair, and as we mark the twentieth anniversary of his passing, we revisit his life and legacy, bringing together voices that have long celebrated his influence.

Two AUC Press Novels Win Prestigious Translation Award

“Honey Hunger” and “Granada: The Complete Trilogy”, published by Hoopoe, the AUC Press literary imprint, have been honored by the 2025 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.

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