Palestinian authors

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unravelling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags,...

On Palestine and Narrative An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative FROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AND RSL ENCORE AWARD-WINNING...

From the organizers of the Palestine Festival of Literature, this anthology of essays connects Palestinian resistance with global freedom struggles against settler colonialism and calls on us to think more...

A Family Story from Gaza The story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. Samah Sabawi...

A collection of essays exploring what it means to be a young secular Muslim woman today by N.S. Nuseibeh who reflects on her ancestor Nusayba, the only woman warrior to...

Jumaana Abdu is extraordinary and I will read everything she writes.HANNAH KENTAmid a series of personal disasters, Aliyah and her daughter, Sakina, retreat to rural New South Wales to make...

A moving testament to the displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people. rock flight is a book-length poem that, over five chapters, follows a personal and historical narrative, to compose...

A Palestinian prisoner's memoir of thirty years' captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts himThis is the story of a wall that somehow chose me...

"One of the finest, most eloquent and painfully honest memoirs of the Palestinian exile and displacement."–New Statesman An intimate memoir of the 1948 Nakba, exile and the dispossession of Palestinian...

Behind You Is the Sea is a compelling debut that fearlessly challenges stereotypes surrounding Palestinian culture. A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Ms Magazine, Lithub and Elle. With humour...

A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide. Since the formation of the...

The Trinity of Fundamentals follows the story of 22-year-old Kan’an during his nine years of hiding from the occupation between 1982 and 1991. Driven by an unshakable commitment to the Palestinian...

Bethlehem is a celebration of Palestinian food and culture from one of the area’s most dynamic chefs and a portrait of one of the most storied cities in the world.    Franco-Palestinian...

Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that she keeps in pots because she can’t bear to put them in the ground. In...

Mural is a testimony to one of the most important and powerful poets of our age. Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last...

Delicious, Authentic Arab Meals Made Easy Simple, Modernized Recipes for Traditional Arabic Cuisine Making your favorite Arab dishes is easier than ever with this contemporary guide to effortless Middle Eastern...

A group of teens are transported from a graveyard to another realm where they must collect teeth — and learn about themselves — in order to return home. On Halloween...

A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he...

A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine'Magnificent' OBSERVER'Different to anything else being written right now in English' SUNDAY TIMES'A pretty flawless writer' THE TIMESAfter...

A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders An empowering young readers edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders, the memoir by Women’s March...

‘By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly...

A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war. The war broke out and she decided...

From the author of Meet Cute Diary comes a delectable rom-com that’s brimming with zest and a sprinkle of sweetness. A must-read for fans of Casey McQuiston and Julian Winters....

Budget-Friendly Asian Meals in 30 minutes or less The wok is an incredibly quick, heat-efficient cooking method - and a lot less expensive (and bulky) than an air fryer. Chinese...

Violet is a seer and a liar, influencing the court with her cleverly phrased — and not always true — divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not-charming Prince Cyrus,...

Her decision changed history. Now her family must survive it. Destined to become a modern-day classic, The Storm We Made is a dazzling saga about the power of familial love...

A provocative, hilariously savage, and poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, to be published posthumously, about a daughter's revenge on the man whom she believes drove her mother to...

At ten years old, the Heir of Jasad flees a massacre that takes her entire family. At fifteen, she buries her first body. At twenty, the clock is ticking on...

The modern world is too much for me. I feel like I'm George of the Jungle.' — Greta 'At the moment, for personal reasons, I don't like reading things about...

It’s not just you. The climate crisis is making us all unwell. But not just you. The climate crisis is affecting certain communities disproportionately. And it’s not just the climate...

Translated by Giles Murray The Final Curtain brings the story of Detective Kaga to a surprising conclusion in a series of rich, surprising twists with a confounding murder in Tokyo...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIRA 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, TIME AND NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR From one of Mexico's greatest contemporary writers, an astonishing work...

From New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed comes a luminous young adult novel about two teen protagonists who grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in...

I Am Not Sidney Poitier is a hilarious and irresistible take on race, class and identity. The sudden death of Not Sidney Poitier’s mother orphans him at age eleven. He...

'A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection in a time of crisis' (PAULA HAWKINS) from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend Three strangers are thrown together...

Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee || THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store...

The second novel in the new Blacklist series from the number one bestselling author Sylvia Day Lily Black was presumed dead for years. Now she's returned to the unquestioning arms...

Translated by Sam Malissa Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN. A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his...

The author of the Booker-shortlisted Real Life returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroadsIn a university town, a circle of young men and women...

The Things That We Lost is a standout coming of age novel from winner of the 2021 #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, Jyoti Patel. AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023 Nik...

Translated by Anne Thompson-Ahmadova A brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedom The Orient Express hurtles towards the promised land, and Banine is...

Translated by Philip Gabriel THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR- A Japanese bestseller about three students whose friendship is tested to the limit as they fight to...

Winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize 2020 A beautiful, brutal and breath-taking novel-in-verse from one of the brightest young British writers of today. Anansi, your four gifts raised to nyame...

* WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024 * Launching a major new literary voice for 2023, Hungry Ghosts is a mesmerising novel about violence, religion, family...

A novel of modern India- of violence and prejudice, friendship and loyalty, community and tradition, and of a young man coming of age in a country on fireIndia, 1992. The...

The prizewinning author of The Ungrateful Refugee asks who is heard in our society, who is not — and why? 'I knew this from the beginning, when I was inside...

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize 2023  In a scorching story of music, passion and self-discovery, love will set Yamaye free... It's time to dance, to love, to be free...'Mesmerising' BERNARDINE EVARISTO,...

A trailblazing collection of writing on contemporary Africa from across Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life — ranging from musings on politics and culture to deeply personal introspections Binyavanga Wainaina was a...

There was no past, no future, no words, nothing - just the light and the yellow and the scent of dry leaves in the sun.Japan's internationally celebrated storyteller returns with...

We join San in 1970s rural South Korea, a young girl ostracised from her community. She meets a girl called Namae, and they become friends until one afternoon changes everything....