The month of April recognizes the contributions, accomplishments, and rich culture of Arab Americans. To learn more about the celebrations, visit https://arabamericafoundation.org/national-arab-american-heritage-month/. Here's a reading list to soak up some of the genius of Arab American and Arab authors.
Explores a woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities
You Exist Too Much
A coming of age story that asks what it's like to be a young Muslim in America.
Between Two Moons
Absolutely heartbreaking. A must-read.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A story of friendship and betrayal. Grab your tissues.
The Kite Runner
“Explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another.” Another masterpiece by Hosseini.
And the Mountains Echoed
A stunning lyrical and cerebral look into life, love, and grief.
Martyr!
What if even your dreams were under surveillance?
The Dream Hotel
Explores the expectations of being a Palestinian-American woman.
Evil Eye
Stories from Palestinian-American families in Baltimore.
Behind You Is the Sea
Follows the principal of a predominantly Muslim high school as it is attacked by a gunman. Harrowing and important.
The Beauty of Your Face
Grapples with the morality of the choices of the U.S. and the West
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
A love story named one of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Exit West
A graphic novel about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution
Persepolis
This story of a young Palestinian woman travels as a refugee will make you laugh and cry.
Against the Loveless World
THE history to read of Palestine and the wars waged against Palestinians.
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Had to pick this one up after seeing Amal El-Mohtar at the Tucson Festival of Books.
