Tag: bothayna al-essa

  • 2025 Tournament of Books: James vs. The Book Censor’s Library

    2025 Tournament of Books: James vs. The Book Censor’s Library

    The first “regular” match of the tournament also feels like an unfair match-up. On the one side, we have a small-feeling book, The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa (a new name to me), on the other side we have the goliath, Percival Everett’s major publisher (how did this take so long?) debut coming on…