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

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

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🥰

a comprehensive list of books from each country in asia including books I want to read and have read! some countries have multiple books listed, but for starters each will have at least 1.

Fantasy that’s inspired by West Asian and Central Asian countries (myths, worldbulding, setting, etc.) ⊹₊⋆☁︎⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆☁︎⋆₊ ⊹ WEST ASIAN (Middle Eastern) COUNTRIES: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Egypt CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

A reading list celebrating books by Arab American authors and the many stories, histories, cultures, and imagined worlds they bring to the page. This list was created as a way to expand my own reading beyond the perspectives and experiences most familiar to me.

I am not Arab American, and I do not intend this list to speak for the Arab American community or define the full range of Arab American literature. I welcome recommendations, corrections, and notes from Arab American readers and authors, especially if there are books that should be added or removed.

trans rep books (including non binary)

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.

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