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• Against the Loveless World

  a Novel

  Abulhawa, Susan

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  As she searches for a better life, a young Palestinian refugee becomes radicalized.

• Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear

  Poems from Gaza

  Abu Toha, Mosab

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  A deeply human poetry collection documenting the poet’s life under siege in Gaza.

• A Woman Is No Man

  a Novel

  Rum, Etaf

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  Follow three generations of Palestinian-American women who must balance their own desires with tragedy.

• The Arsonists' City

  a Novel

  Alyan, Hala, 1986-

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  This family story explores how we hold onto the people and places we call home.

• The Beauty of Your Face

  a Novel

  Mustafah, Sahar

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  Afaf, a principal and daughter of Palestinian immigrants, meets a school shooter who terrorizes her school.

• Behind You Is the Sea

  a Novel

  Darraj, Susan Muaddi

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  Follow several Palestinian characters with vastly different lives as they navigate being immigrants in America.

• Enter Ghost

  a Novel

  Hammad, Isabella

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  A stage actress returns to Palestine to visit her sister and finds that her relationship with her home has changed drastically.

• Minor Detail

  Shiblī, ʻAdanīyah

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  A woman attempts to uncover information about the terrible assault and murder of a Palestinian girl that happened several years ago.

• Rifqa

  El-Kurd, Mohammed,

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  Poetry about the poet’s witty and wise grandmother named Rifqa.

• Salt Houses

  a Novel

  Alyan, Hala, 1986-

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  Salma reads her daughter’s future on the day of her wedding and sees an unsettled life. Though she keeps these predictions secret, they begin to come true as the family is uprooted from their home.