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Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick

In this major work of daring criticism and analysis, scholar and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill and Israel-Palestine expert Mitchell Plitnick argue that progressives and liberals who oppose regressive policies on immigration, racial justice, gender equality and other issues must extend their core principles to the oppression of Palestinians.

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America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present by John Ghazvinian

In this fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of U.S.-Iran relations back to the Persian Empire of the eighteenth century.

Ghazvinian, with grasp and a storyteller's ability, makes clear where, how, and when it all went wrong. He shows why two countries that once had such heartfelt admiration for each other became such committed enemies; showing us, as well, how it didn't have to turn out this way.

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War in the Age of Trump: The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran by Patrick Cockburn

Donald Trump may no longer be in office, but the impacts of his policies remain. In this book, Patrick Cockburn charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey’s attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades?

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The Son King: Reform and Repression in Saudi Arabia by Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed lays bare the world of repression behind the crown prince's reforms. She dissects the Saudi regime's propaganda and progressive new image, while also dismissing Orientalist views that despotism is the only pathway to stable governance in the Middle East. Charting old and new challenges to the fragile Saudi nation from the kingdom's very inception, this blistering book exposes the dangerous contradictions at the heart of the Son King's Saudi Arabia.

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The Ardent Swarm: A Novel by Yamen Manai

Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved “girls” on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that a mysterious swarm of vicious hornets has decimated a hive. But where did they come from, and how can he stop them? Sidi ventures out to the big city and beyond in search of answers.

Along the way, he discovers a country and a people turned upside down by their new post–Arab Spring reality, as Islamic fundamentalists seek to influence votes any way they can on the eve of the country’s first democratic elections. To succeed in his quest, and find a glimmer of hope to protect all that he holds dear, Sidi will have to look further than he ever imagined.

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