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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

Modern Standard Arabic Grammar, Revised and Updated

This comprehensive guide to Arabic grammar is an essential resource for the first five years of language learning and beyond, now in a revised edition

A Trade in Dreams

A lavishly illustrated cultural history of print advertising in Egypt

Red Like Orange

An offbeat tale of creativity, friendship, and finding your voice in this uproarious journey through Cairo's music scene in the early 2000s, where everything from American rock to Egyptian popular songs cultivates big dreams

A Daring Enterprise

The inside story of one of the most successful U.S. foreign aid programs in the Middle East in recent decades

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Books in the News: July 2026

See how AUC Press publications are being reviewed and discussed across major news and literary outlets.

August Fiction Picks: Celebrating Women’s Voices in Translation

What happens when Women in Translation Month meets International Cat Day? In this playful fictional story, the AUC campus cats become literary critics, each choosing a Hoopoe novel to celebrate Women in Translation Month.

Listening to Syria: Alex Simon on Seven Years of Research Behind “Syrians in the Shadow of War”

AUC Press conducted a brief Q&A with Alex Simon, author of “Syrians in the Shadow of War: Everyday Struggles and Survival” (AUC Press, 2026), to introduce both the author and the research, experiences, and insights behind the book.

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