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Lebanese American writer Ramih Alameddine's new book, An Unnecessary Woman, is about a reclusive woman living in Beirut. The thirty-seven books she has translated into Arabic have been stowed away, and never read - by anyone.

"Writing in the World of Islam," Pt. 2, with Ḥanān Shaykh. Ḥanān Shaykh (b. 1945 in Lebanon) is one of the most highly regarded contemporary Arab novelists. Educated in Cairo, she worked as a journalist in Beirut until forced to leave during the civil war. Her first novel was banned in several Middle Eastern countries for its expression of female sexuality. Her latest novel, Only in London, captures the collision of Arab and Western cultures with insight and humour.

Today on Writers & Compnay - Lebanese intellectual and novelist Ilyās Khūrī (Elias Khoury). His books are set against war-torn Beirut and blend myth, history, and storytelling to create a surreal picture of life in modern Lebanon.