Recs if you like The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue...
Books for my diaspora heart
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!)
Books with ✨Arab✨ flavour
Fiction books by Arab authors and/or books starring Arab characters (and as always, Free Palestine)
artists in fantasy
visual artists (such as painters) in fantasy works!
2026 Release by SWANA (decolonial MENA) Authors
This includes books coming out by SWANA* authors in Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Lit-Fic and more!
*SWANA: South West Asia or North Africa (decolonial term for MENA or Middle East & North Africa)
Hooked by the title
Novels with intriguing titles (that I read or that sound interesting) in English (either originally or translated); a mix of genres. Mostly 4+ words in the title, with some select 3-word-titles but no shorter ones. No parts of series except for the first book.
2026 Young Adult Releases
A list of the YA books published in 2026. Please comment if any are missing.
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