Paul M. Cobb (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations) published a new book, co-edited with Antoine Borrut, entitled *Umayyad Legacies: Medieval Memories from Syria to Spain* (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2010), a collections of papers on Islam's first dynasty from an international, interdisciplinary conference he organized in Damascus in 2006. To purchase a copy, click here.