Recs if you like A Woman Is No Man...

Books by Palestinian authors or that highlight Gaza.

Books that illustrate some aspect of the immigrant experience - in fantasy, or in the real world; in childhood, or in old age; in history, or in the modern day. (work in progress - recs welcome!)

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.

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

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.

spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors

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

an engaging collection that captures the depth and diversity of African storytelling, blending tradition, history, and modern life through powerful voices.

Some of my favorite books by Muslim authors+ books on my tbr! ( I’ll keep adding to the list)

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.

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

Goodreads 80 of the Past Decade’s Very Popular Fiction from 2016 - 2025

2025 Broken Country - Isola 2024 The Women - Real Americans 2023 Tom Lake - Weyward 2022 Demon Copperhead - Diamond Eye 2021 Reading List - Cloud Cuckoo Land 2020 My Dark Vanessa - Vanishing Half 2019 Giver of Stars - Girl, Woman, Other 2018 Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Where the Crawdads Sing 2017 Stay with Me - 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2016 Lilac Girls - Behold the Dreamers

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

Reading is resistance. Palestine WILL be free!

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

Books with Muslim characters/ settings or by Muslims from across the globe.

a collection of feminist literature for empowerment and change🫶🏼

let me know if you have any suggestions!