Palestine reading list by Yara Asi

Activist friends often ask me for a Palestine reading list. Here is one from Yara Asi. It is public, pls feel free to share.
First, some foundational classics (a lot has changed since these came out, but still applicable and valuable):

  1. The Question of Palestine- Edward Said
  2. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine- Ilan Pappe
  3. The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-Development- Sara Roy
    Newer books, but will likely be classics:
  4. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine- Rashid Khalidi
  5. Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine- @4noura
  6. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement- Angela Davis
    Others with a unique viewpoint:
  7. The Only Language They Understand- @NathanThrall
  8. The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine- @BenEhrenreich
  9. Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance- @TareqBaconi
  10. Blind Spot: America & the Palestinians- @elgindy_
  11. Except for Palestine- @marclamonthill & @MJPlitnick
  12. Palestinian Village Histories: Geographies of the Displaced- Rochelle Davis
  13. Refugees of the Revolution: Experiences of Palestinian Exile- Diana Allan
    Some fiction:
  14. Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Folktales- Ibrahim Muhawi & Sharif Kanaana
  15. Salt Houses- @HalaNAlyan
  16. Palestine +100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba- @BasmaGhalayini
  17. Mornings in Jenin- @sjabulhawa
  18. The Book of Disappearance- Ibitisam Azem
    And I couldn’t let you go without some cookbooks:
  19. Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen- @palestinesplate
  20. The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey- @gazamom
  21. Craving Palestine: A Cookbook (a fundraising compilation)

    More books recommended by others:

    The Palestine Question in International law by @VictorKattan
    @AliAbunimah’s “One Country: A Bold Proposal To End The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse” and also “The Battle For Justice In Palestine”
    Palestine – a graphic novel by Joe Sacco
    Memory for Forgetfulness – poetry by Mahmoud Darwish

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