Brian Whitakers' books now on Kindle

I'm a big of fan of Brian Whitaker's work at the Guardian (where he was Middle East editor for many years and now edits the Comment is Free part of the website), of his longstanding website al-Bab and have liked his books. They are now available on Kindle, so if you have one take a look at the Amazon links below (both US and UK stores) — or get the dead tree versions.

Unspeakable Love was one of the first looks at LGBT activism in the Middle East, while What's Really Wrong with the Middle East is a bracing critique not just of Middle Eastern politics but also of the social oppression (famiial, religious, etc.) that many face. Great reading for the bigger post-revolutionary picture in many Arab countries. 

Comments

[benedict]

Death to the Kindle! Long live those cumbersome and outdated objects made from ink and dead trees.

[Issandr El Amrani]

Not in a country where it's hard to get new books! I hate their pricing model and the fact that it's locked, but fact is it saves me cumbersome overseas shipping, traveling with tons of books, etc. If I lived in Europe or the US I might not bother, but here in Cairo...