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If you want to read how horrible treating refugees is bemoaning, read my novel THE GLASS WALL. Almost out of stock in UK, but if you’re on holiday in Croatia, you can find it in 20 bookshops all over the country, including this one at Zagreb’s main square and airport. #croatia
Our wonderful author Joost Hiltermann and his novel, The Resurrected, at Bradford Literature Festival: Sunday, 12 July, at 10:45 am.
After a conversation with historian and Oxford University professor Eugene Rogan, Joost will sing his book.
bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/…
A wonderful novel depicting life after one of the horrifying genocides of the 20th century. And those who literally rose from the graves to lead a life of migrants in the US.
New book by Afsana Press:
A journey of survival, rising from Saddam’s mass graves, to a haven in Virginia.
The Resurrected by Joost Hiltermann
Read more:
afsana-press.com/post/afsana…
@JoostHiltermann
#TheResurrected
#Anfal
#genocide
A wonderful review of THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE by Ann Morgan.
"This is honestly one of the best books I have read in a long time – so humane, so moving, so engrossing and so beautiful."
ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2…
This is an unforgettable novel. A must read. You might never have known about what was going on in that women’s prison.
Our new book arrived:
THE ALMOND GARDEN OF KABUL by Mandana Hendessi. And an amazing cover illustration by Soniya Ahmed.
Available now at bookstores and online. You can also order it from our website: afsana-press.com
For the press: contact:
publisher@afsanapress.uk
You can get a discounted copy from Peyk Books in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan
Our new book THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE by Bachtyar Ali at the Sulaimaniyah International Book Fair / the stall of Peyk Books. With an attractive discount.
Open every day until 13 October.
Translated by Kareem Abdulrahman a Cover: Soniya Ahmed
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Happy International Translation Day!!!
The result of our hard working:
Our new book arrived. THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE by Bachtyar Ali, translated by Kareem Abdulrahman. The beautiful cover artwork is by Soniya Ahmed.
Hope you will enjoy reading it.
afsana-press.com
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Haven’t you read WHISPERING WALLS yet? Our BEST-SELLING books since it’s publication two years ago. You can order it from any bookshop or from our website: afsana-press.com
Can’t wait to see it in the bookshops. Don’t miss it.
Cover reveal:
The British version of Bachtyar Ali's The Last Pomegranate Tree, translated by Kareem Abdulrahman.
Release date: 16 September 2025
An “imaginative novel” — The New York Times
waterstones.com/book/the-las…
Hope to see you there tomorrow:
Hope to see you at this event in Folkestone tomorrow, 3 July.
Choman Hardi will also sign her book WHISPERING WALLS for you, our best-selling book for two years.
At 7:30 pm
BETON COLLECTIVE
69 Old High Street
CT20 1RN Folkestone
Book your ticket here:
betoncollective.org/shop/p/c…
Happy to see my second novel out there. It would be an honour to me if you read it.
Afsana Press announces the publication of THE MAN WHO WAS A TREE by @goranbabaali. A speculative novel about a Photographer’s quest to capture a mysterious creature within a frame, starting them both on parallel journeys.
Order from our website, Waterstones and online retailers.
Cover reveal soon
Afsana Press signs UK rights for THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE, a mesmerising novel by multi-award-winning Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali.
Release date: 16 September 2025 in paperback.
Pre-order now.
For press: publisher@afsanapress.uk
Read more:
afsana-press.com/post/afsana…
See you here today
Today at the wonderful @thepoetrysociety Free Verse Book Fair!
In Knightsbridge, London. We will be here until 6:30pm. See you!
See you there on Saturday
We are looking forward to Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety Saturday 26th April at St Columba's, London! The main Fair runs 12noon - 6.30pm with bookable quiet hour 11am - 12noon. Plus daytime panels & evening readings. Find out more bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25
An amazing review:
Thank you Patrick Jones and the Morning Star for this wonderful review of our book #SonsOfFreedom
morningstaronline.co.uk/arti…
Hope to see you there today
Afsana Press will present SONGS OF FREEDOM in Keats House, Hampstead, London, with a number of other publishers and poets. Saturday, 22 March, 14:00-16:00 With poetry readings by Mehrangiz Rassapour. 10 Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR
Get your ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/indie-pre…
