The cover feature of World Literature Today’s September issue assembles more than a dozen writers
devoting the entire issue to answering the question: Does cultural critique matter in the age of the algorithm
Shahd Alshammari’s favorite books on disability and illness
along with a generous selection of book reviews
whether from inside the country or beyond its borders
May/June 2026 (for Institutions) 2020 The cover feature of WorldFor libraries, institutions, and other organizations. Buy a single copy of our most recent issue. Volume 100 No. 3 May 2026 With cover art by Reda Khalil Amin, Reading in Egypt headlines the May 2026 issue of World Literature Today. In their tripartite essay, Sherine Elbanhawy, Gretchen McCullough, and Lana Abdel Rahman describe the Egyptian reading scene as a living practiceshaped by history and rupture, by language and loss, by the places where