# Ahmed Saadawi

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14 Frankenstein in Baghdad: He Who Fights Monsters

Baghdad after 2003 was not a safe place. In fact, instability, violence, and fear made up the fabric of daily life. Ahmed Saadawi's 2013 novel Frankenstein in Baghdad is a poignant expression of the postcolonial (post-invasion) gothic in Iraq. A familiar creature takes new form in the Bataween dist…

Ep 296 - Bookselves and Bookshelves with Rachel Koller Croft

Brea and Mallory discuss how your bookshelves reflect your identity, interview Rachel Koller Croft, and recommend retellings of classic books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES6…

Books with Place Names in Titles

Go places with Keep It Fictional! We are heading to Upstate New York, London, Nevada, Baghdad, and Berlin. Won't you join us? Books mentioned on this episode: Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark T. Givens, Berlin by Bea Setton, The …

Revived Classics

Send a text Boring, crusty, "classic" books? WRONG! Joshua and Brittney recommend updated versions of a few well-known tales!Joshua's Pick: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi | Goodreads  Honorary Recommendation: What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) by T. Kingfisher | Goodreads The Fall …

Indigenous Authors

Send a text  This week, we're diving into the imaginative worlds crafted by Indigenous authors in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. 🌟✨ Join us as we explore their unique narratives, rich cultural perspectives, and the magical realms they create. 🌍📚 Brittney's Pick: Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline | …

Backlist to the Future, September 25, 2024

Sharifah talks about some of her favorite backlist SF/F reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your des…

All the Backlist! October 11, 2024

This week, Sharifah's stepping in for Vanessa to share SFF Yeah's recent Backlist to the Future episode, recommending a couple of great SFF backlist books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for eve…

🧟 Frankenstein in Baghdad? More like Frankenstein BAD-dad!

Finn, Miles, and Leo discuss Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad and explain why it should be cancelled. In this episode, they touch on topics of pacing, characterization, and how Saadawi bit off more than he could chew with this novel.

296 – Deena Helm & Horror Says Free Palestine

This week’s episode shows what a good haunted house can do.   Deena Helm is a mixed American-Palestinian author, who’s debut novel, Our Cut of Salt, puts all the power of the Gothic to use in framing the occupation and oppression of Palestine. It takes place before the ongoing genocide, but offer…

Katherena Vermette's The Break, Ahmed Saadawi's Frankenstein in Baghdad, Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Michael Mohammed Ahmad's The Lebs

Cassie and Kate are joined by writers Pamela Hart, Bri Lee and Tara June Winch to review new books by Katherena Vermette, Ahmed Saadawi, Stuart Turton and Michael Mohammed Ahmad.