The following is a small slice of Palestinian literature, non-fiction, theological writing, history books, and poetry. Please share suggestions with us to add.
Fiction
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (2024)
- The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa (2022)
- Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa (2021)
- Salt Houses by Hala Alyan (2018)
- Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (2017)
- تفصيل ثانوي لعدنية شبلي (٢٠١٧)
- Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (2010)
- Time of White Horses by Ibrahim Nasrallah (2007)
- زمن الخيول البيضاء لإبراهيم نصرالله (٢٠٠٧)
- The Attack by Yasmina Khadra (2005)
- The Inheritance by Sahar Khalifeh (1997)
- الميراث لسحر خليفة (١٩٩٧)
- Passage to the Plaza by Sahar Khalifeh (1990)
- باب الساحة لسحر خليفة (١٩٩٠)
- A Compass for the Sunflower by Liana Badr (1989)
- بوصلة من أجل عباد الشمس لليانة بدر (١٩٨٩)
- A Lake Beyond the Wind by Yahya Yakhlaf (1987)
- بحيرة وراء الريح ليحى يخلف (١٩٨٧)
- Arabesques by Anton Shammas (1986)
- In Search of Walid Masoud by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra (1978)
- البحث عن وليد مسعود لجبرا إبراهيم جبرا (١٩٧٨)
- Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh (1976)
- الصبّار لسحر خليفة (١٩٧٦)
- The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby (1974)
- الوقائع الغريبة في اختفاء سعيد أبي النحس المتشائل لإميل حبيبي (١٩٧٤)
- Returning to Haifa by Ghassan Kanafani (1969)
- عائد الى حيفا لغسان كنفاني (١٩٦٩)
- All That’s Left to You by Ghassan Kanafani (1966)
- Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani (1962)
- رجال في الشمس لغسان كنفاني (١٩٦٣)
- The Land of Sad Oranges by Ghassan Kanafani (1962)
- أرض البرتقال الحزين لغسان كنفاني (١٩٦٢)
- Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam (1950s & 60s)
Gaza
- Displaced in Gaza by AFSC (2025)
- We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth ed. by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey (2025)
- Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart (2025)
- One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar Akkad (2024)
- Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by AFSC (2022)
Non-Fiction
- Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd (2025)
- Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters by Helena Cobban and Rami Khouri (2024)
Memoirs
- Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir by Tareq Baconi (2025)
- My Palestine: An Impossible Exile by Mohammad Tarbush (2025)
- A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall (2024)
- The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine by Yousef Bashir (2020)
- Going Home: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation by Raja Shehadeh (2020)
- Mapping My Return: A Palestinian Memoir by Salman Abu Sitta (2016)
- I Was Born There, I Was Born Here by Mourid Barghouti (2009)
- Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh (2007)
- Out of Place: A Memoir by Edward W. Said (2000)
- Reflections on Exile And Other Essays by Edward W. Said (2000)
- I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti (1997)
- The First Well by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra (1987)
- A Mountainous Journey by Fadwa Tuqan (1985)
Theology
- The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza by John Munayer & Samuel Munayer (2025)
Palestinian Quakers
- Where Do Dreams and Dreaming Go?: A Palestinian Quaker in America by May Mansoor Munn (2017)
- A Passion for Learning: The Life Journey of Khalil Totah by Joy Totah Hilden (2016)
- Occupied with Nonviolence: A Palestinian Woman Speaks by Jean Zaru (2008)
Poetry
- Heaven Looks Like Us ed. by George Abraham and Noor Hindi (2025)
- If I Must Die: Poetry & Prose by Refaat Alareer (2024)
- Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha (2024)
- Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha (2022)
- In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish (2011)
History
- Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic by Ilan Pappe (2025)
- Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappe (2024)
- A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict by Ilan Pappe (2024)
- The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (2021)
- The Palestine Nakba by Nur Masalha (2012)
- The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe (2007)
- The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969-1994 by Edward W. Said (1995)
- The Question of Palestine by Edward W. Said (1992)
The Future
- Israel on the Brink And the Eight Revolutions that Could Lead to Decolonization and Coexistence by Ilan Pappé (2025)
- To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States by Karam Dana (2025)
- After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine edited by Antony Loewenstein & Ahmed Moor (2024)
- One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine‑Israel by Ghada Karmi (2023)
- Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State by Jeff Halper (2021)
- Beyond The Two States by Jonathan Kuttab (2020)
- Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality by Ian S. Lustick (2019)
- Mapping My Return: A Palestinian Memoir by Salman Abu Sitta (2016) (including a detailed account of how the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes could work)
- Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine by Joel Kovel (2007)
- One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse by Ali Abunimah (2007)
Apartheid
- From Apartheid to Democracy: a Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man & Sarah Leah Whitson (2025)
- Palestine Hijacked: How Zionism Forged an Apartheid State from River to Sea by Thomas Suárez (2022)
- Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel by Ben White (2018)
- Apartheid in Palestine: Hard Laws and Harder Experiences edited by Ghada Ageel & Richard Falk (2016)
- Israel and South Africa: The Many Faces of Apartheid by Ilan Pappé (2015)
- Israeli Apartheid: a Beginner’s Guide by Ben White (2014)
- Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter (2007)
- Palestine/Israel: Peace or Apartheid by Marwan Bishara (2002)
Law
- Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine by Noura Erakat (2020)
Children’s Books
- Sitti’s Bird: Gaza Story by Malak Mattar — A young girl in Gaza discovers healing and freedom through painting
- Lana Makes Purple Pizza by Amanda Najib — Lana learns about Palestinian heritage while cooking msakhan, the “purple pizza,” with her mom
- Everything Grows in Jiddo’s Garden by Jenan Matari — A warm story of family, love, and resilience as a grandfather’s garden teaches hope
- Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad — A Palestinian-American girl eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem
- P Is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book by Golbarg Bashi — An alphabet journey celebrating Palestinian culture, heritage, and pride
- Baba, What Does My Name Mean?: A Journey to Palestine by Rifk Ebeid — A girl’s father explains her name through stories rooted in Palestine
- These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh — A lyrical tale of displacement as a family must leave behind their cherished olive trees
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