2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

MENA (Middle Eastern/North African) author
UNICEF defines MENA as the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

3 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

Daniel Nayeri

216 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha

Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha

129 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

Kaveh Akbar

100 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Squire by Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

Squire

Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel young adult adventurous medium-paced
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Faebound

Faebound #1

Saara El-Arifi

386 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie

The Trinity of Fundamentals

Wisam Rafeedie

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction by Sumaya Awad, Brian Bean

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction

Sumaya Awad, Brian Bean

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics informative reflective medium-paced