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Arab American Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List
In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month, formally established by the Biden administration in April 2021, this reading list celebrates the varied cultures, achievements, and contributions of Arab American people. Through poetry, cooking, short stories, memoirs, and more, the following books reveal many facets of Arab American communities, histories, and experiences. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.
In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month, formally established by the Biden administration in April 2021, this reading list celebrates the varied cultures, achievements, and contributions of Arab American people. Through poetry, cooking, short stories, memoirs, and more, the following books reveal many facets of Arab American communities, histories, and experiences. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet .
FICTION
Abdel Gawad, Aisha. Between Two Moons. Doubleday. Jun. 2023. 336p. ISBN 9780385548618. Fiction/Muslim
Abu-Jaber, Diana. Fencing with the King. W. W. Norton & Company. Mar. 2022. 320p. ISBN 9780393867718. Cultural Heritage
Alameddine, Rabih. The Wrong End of the Telescope. Grove Press. Sept. 2021. 368p. ISBN 9780802157805. Literary
Cypher, Sarah. The Skin and Its Girl. Ballantine Books. Apr. 2023. 352p. ISBN 9780593499535. Literary
Joukhadar, Zeyn. The Thirty Names of Night. Washington Square Press. Jul. 2021. 320p. ISBN 9781982121525. Coming of Age
Lalami, Laila. The Other Americans. Pantheon. Mar. 2019. 320p. ISBN 9781524747145. Literary
Rum, Etaf. A Woman Is No Man. Harper. Mar. 2019. 352p. ISBN 9780062699763. Cultural Heritage
Zarou, Paul Aziz. Arab Boy Delivered. Cune Press . Mar. 2022. 240p. ISBN 9781951082390. Cultural Heritage
Zeineddine, Ghassan. Dearborn. Tin House Books. Sept. 2023. 240p. ISBN 9781959030294. Short Stories (single author)
Zgheib, Yara. No Land to Light On. Atria Books. Jan. 2022. 304p. ISBN 9781982187422. Family Life
NONFICTION
Adayfi, Mansoor. Don't Forget Us Here. Hachette Books. Aug. 2021. 384p. ISBN 9780306923869. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs
Ali, Wajahat. Go Back to Where You Came From. W. W. Norton & Company. Jan. 2022. 272p. ISBN 9780393867978. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs
Almontaser, Threa. The Wild Fox of Yemen. Graywolf Press. Apr. 2021. 96p. ISBN 9781644450505. Poetry/American
Assil, Reem. Arabiyya. Ten Speed Press. Apr. 2022. 304p. ISBN 9781984859075. Cooking/Regional & Cultural/Middle Eastern
Charara, Hayan. These Trees, Those Leaves, This Flower, That Fruit. Milkweed Editions. Apr. 2022. 112p. ISBN 9781571315410. Poetry/Middle Eastern
Geha, Joseph. Kitchen Arabic. University of Georgia Press. Mar. 2023. 192p. ISBN 9780820364001. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs
H, Lamya. Hijab Butch Blues. The Dial Press. Feb. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780593448762. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs
Jarrar, Randa. Love Is an Ex-Country. Catapult. Feb. 2021. 240p. ISBN 9781948226585. Biography & Autobiography/LGBTQ+
Salman, Ayser. The Wrong End of the Table. Skyhorse. Mar. 2019. 288p. ISBN 9781510742079. Humor/Form/Essays
Zeineddine, Ghassan. Hadha Baladuna. Wayne State University Press. Jun. 2022. 248p. ISBN 9780814349250. Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs
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