Recs if you like Mornings in Jenin...

I am in no way an expert on this topic but me and my reading circle has been meaning to incorporate more Palestine Genocide relevant books in our readings.

Books by Palestinian authors or that highlight Gaza.

Fiction and Non-Fiction books that challenge colonial frameworks either through storytelling and/or through information. These books are books that have had an impact on me - but open to suggestions to build this out further!

Fictional stories about families spanning across multiple generations. Books that focus on the life of a matriarch or patriarch (roots) and continue along their blood lines (branches) in an epic tale. Please feel free to recommend any fictional stories that fit within this description.

Books by Muslim authors you should read year round, but even more so this month

SWANA authors are authors from South West Asia and North Africa. They currently make up <1% of the trad publishing industry. This list is here to introduce you to their stories.

NOTE: if you find an author who doesn’t belong on this list, please comment & I will remove the book(s) ASAP.

As always, lists are forever evolving🥰

Fiction books by Arab authors and/or books starring Arab characters (and as always, Free Palestine)

This is a list for novels about wars other than World Wars I & II. It is intended to expand one’s knowledge about conflicts often ignored due to the eurocentrism and whiteness of the publishing industry (and how those conflicts are often the result of western actions). Please feel free to recommend books!

Fiction by Palestinian authors. Important reads by important people with wonderful creativity.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORS & WRITERS (including half-Palestinian or of Palestinian heritage) ❗️includes translated titles ❗️some books are not available on Pagebound; more can be found on my Storygraph & Instagram accounts

These books are historical fiction from different area and time periods. I did not add WW2 books as they are already highly popular and I wanted to focus on lesser known time periods or countries in the genre. Please suggest similar books.

a list of books that catapult you right into a different historical & cultural context and part of the world because of how vivid the writing is.

This list focuses on works by authors of Palestinian origin - poets, novelists, historians, and essayists - whose voices reflect the lived experiences, culture, and resistance of the Palestinian people.

A list of fiction written by and about the Palestinian experience.

Fiction books set in Palestine

Open to recs!

embrace your pretzel amish heritage by reading these bookz today

I've been meaning to get into more political books lately, mostly surrounding racism, sexism, and the Jews and Palestinians because of the genocide going right now and thought other people might be the same! Let me know if there are any books I should add or remove since I'm just getting into this topic!

I have a goal to read more books by international authors so heres how I’m keeping track