Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle East. Show all posts
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Squire

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Squire  is a book I have had on my to-read shelf for too long, and I am so glad I finally got to it. It is about Aiza, a young woman who bel...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Mike's Place

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Mike's Place is a gripping, heartfelt true story about a blues bar in Tel Aviv that was attacked by a suicide bomber in 2003. The ...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Persia Blues, Book 1: Leaving Home

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Folks might remember me sharing the Kickstarter link for this work some time ago, and I finally got around to reading the physical book ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

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The best kind of educational books both engage and inform their readers, and I am happy to report that Best of Enemies is that kind of g...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

Jerusalem: A Family Portrait

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Jerusalem is an impressive graphic novel both in size and scope. It is set from 1940 to 1948, a time when the Jewish nation of Israel ...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

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Sarah Glidden has received numerous awards and accolades for her work in minicomics, including the 2008 Ignatz Award for Promising New Tal...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance

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Cartoon History of the Universe Part 1 is here . Part 2 is here . A lot of ground gets covered in this volume. It details the life of Muh...
Monday, July 5, 2010

The Cartoon History of the Universe I: Volumes 1-7: From the BIG BANG to Alexander the Great

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This book began as a series of comic books that started in 1977. It covers history from the Big Bang until the time of Alexander the Great ...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Palestine

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Palestine is the first major collected work by Joe Sacco , a journalist who draws the events and people he encounters in different hot spot...