For three years now Read Palestine Week has happened at the end of November to spread awareness about Palestine, its history, geography, and culture through the words of its own writers. The organization Publishers for Palestine have a full reading list with a number of resources so please check them out. More than 28 books are offered as free ebooks with download links here.
Below, we’ve put together a list of Palestinian books reviewed on TMR. What are you reading this week?
Razing Palestine edited by Leila Marshy
“Solidarity, and the optimism that comes with it, is a throughline connecting these essays.” — Jeff Dupuis
You Will Not Kill Our Imagination by Saeed Teebi
“It is impossible to read You Will Not Kill Our Imagination and not be moved to understanding and appreciation.” — Sarah Marie
Banging on the Walls of the Tank by Haidar Eid
“One doesn’t have to get too deep into this book before it becomes clear that many of the Israeli Occupation Forces’ actions that we have witnessed since October of 2023 are patterns of behavior.” — Jeff Dupuis
Download for free from Between the Lines Press here
When Genocide Wasn’t News, edited by Martin Lukacs, Dania Majid and Jason Toney
“When Genocide Wasn’t News is essential reading for our time, and asks that we demand better from our media.” — Jeff Dupuis
Khalas by Rayya Liebich
“The writer’s rage and grief can be felt through the pages so deeply it asks the reader to think above what is “nice” what is “correct” and asks its reader “when will it be enough?’.” – K.W.
THINGS YOU MAY FIND HIDDEN IN MY EAR: POEMS FROM GAZA by Mosab Abu Toha
“The numerous images, piled atop each other in these deceptively readable poems, create a vivid portrait of life under occupation … It is impossible to look away, and it should be.” — Clementine Oberst
