The book by Omar El Akkad stems from a viral tweet. A book about Jewish refugees won the young people's literature award.

A meeting place for journalists, diplomats, politicians and warlords has functioned as a vital institution of Afghanistan’s ...

Wild Dark Shore. By Charlotte McConaghy. Flatiron Books; 320 pages; $28.99. Castle Point Books; £24.99 Dominic Salt lives on ...

The Battle of Takur Ghar began three days into Operation Anaconda—an attempt by thousands of U.S. and allied troops to ...

A novel by Ian McEwan which is set in the future, and a non fiction book on Afghanistan by BBC journalist Lyse Doucet, have both been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025. Other nominated writers ...

Acclaimed author Ian McEwan and BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet are among the prominent figures whose works have been shortlisted for the prestigious Nero Book Awards 2025. Their ...

Afghanistan had become an example of what an ever-increasing number of Americans were referring to as endless wars. The ...

Journalist and author Lyce Doucet discusses her new book with The World’s Host Marco Werman about Kabul’s iconic Hotel ...

Although most of the war books can be based on theories of war or experiences told from 30,000 feet, Ross Berkoff didn’t want ...

While historical fiction is one of the most popular genres in the world due to its range and flexibility, novels featuring ...

Heretic, debater, wife-snatcher, subject of a posthumous cult: Pico della Mirandola certainly had a wild career. In this smart and rangy book, Wilson-Lee, a Cambridge don, paints a glorious portrait ...