Reading

Don't miss this edition of City of Asylum’s On Topic series where Diana Kapp discusses her upcoming book, which publishes on September 8, 2026. Diana will be joined in conversation by Samira Rustami and Marwa Rahim, two of the women featured in the work. The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan and Coming... more →

Join Cristina Modreanu for a conversation on her book Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe: The Other White Woman as it approaches its first anniversary. Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe explores a distinctive form of womanhood that emerged in post-World War II Eastern Europe, offering an alternative to Western typologies. You can purchase a copy of Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe at the City... more →

Strega Prize–winning novelist Andrea Bajani explores the aftermath of an abusive marriage, the son who bore witness to it, and his liberating decision to leave those family connections behind.

The award-winning author of “If They Come For Us” uses their sophomore collection of meditative poems to pursue the question: Exiled from ancestral homelands, how can one find a place for themself in the world?

Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon, a recipient of the Guatemala National Prize in Literature, presents a novel of memory, violence, connection, estrangement, and the long-term impact of individual and collective trauma.