

Goran Baba Ali
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@goranbabaali
Writer & journalist. MA in creative writing (Birkbeck, University of London). Opinions mine. https://t.co/qVPCiB1DKg / https://t.co/diN4ZlHUn5




New book by Afsana Press: A journey of survival, rising from Saddam’s mass graves, to a haven in Virginia. The Resurrected by Joost Hiltermann Read more: afsana-press.com/post/afsana-pr… @JoostHiltermann #TheResurrected #Anfal #genocide


Our new book arrived: THE ALMOND GARDEN OF KABUL by Mandana Hendessi. And an amazing cover illustration by Soniya Ahmed. Available now at bookstores and online. You can also order it from our website: afsana-press.com For the press: contact: publisher@afsanapress.uk

Our new book THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE by Bachtyar Ali at the Sulaimaniyah International Book Fair / the stall of Peyk Books. With an attractive discount. Open every day until 13 October. Translated by Kareem Abdulrahman a Cover: Soniya Ahmed instagram.com/p/DPYlBfHigLV/…

Today is International Translation Day. Treat yourself or a friend to a copy of our first translated book: THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE by Bachtyar Ali, translated by Kareem Abdulrahman, and the amazing cover by Soniya Ahmed. In our bookshop, on our website or other bookshops.

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of our gallery-bookshop, HOUSE OF AFSANA. Presenting a duo exhibition by Mariwan Jalal & Goran Baba Ali With drinks and nibbles Friday, 26th September 2025 5:00 – 6:30 pm 56-58 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN




Cover reveal: The British version of Bachtyar Ali's The Last Pomegranate Tree, translated by Kareem Abdulrahman. Release date: 16 September 2025 An “imaginative novel” — The New York Times waterstones.com/book/the-last-…



Hope to see you at this event in Folkestone tomorrow, 3 July. Choman Hardi will also sign her book WHISPERING WALLS for you, our best-selling book for two years. At 7:30 pm BETON COLLECTIVE 69 Old High Street CT20 1RN Folkestone Book your ticket here: betoncollective.org/shop/p/choman-…

Afsana Press announces the publication of THE MAN WHO WAS A TREE by @goranbabaali. A speculative novel about a Photographer’s quest to capture a mysterious creature within a frame, starting them both on parallel journeys. Order from our website, Waterstones and online retailers.

Afsana Press signs UK rights for THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE, a mesmerising novel by multi-award-winning Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali. Release date: 16 September 2025 in paperback. Pre-order now. For press: publisher@afsanapress.uk Read more: afsana-press.com/post/afsana-pr…

We are looking forward to Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety Saturday 26th April at St Columba's, London! The main Fair runs 12noon - 6.30pm with bookable quiet hour 11am - 12noon. Plus daytime panels & evening readings. Find out more bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25