The American University in Cairo Press is the Middle East's leading English-language academic book publisher. Its mission is to accurately reflect Egypt and the Middle East to a global readership in line with the main teaching and research interests of the American University in Cairo.Drawing on an international author and editor community, the AUC Press publishes—in both digital and print formats—reviewed scholarly books, fiction (through a separate imprint hoopoefiction.com), Arabic teaching books, Egypt-focused books, and general interest publications. The Press currently produces up to 50 new books each year, and maintains a backlist of some 800 titles mainly for distribution worldwide through Ingram Content Group (North America) and Bloomsbury (rest of world, excluding North America). It also operates six bookstores in Cairo, including a flagship store in Tahrir Square.