A 2024 RAD Reading Challenge - hosted by alltheradreads

A book by a Middle Eastern author
Any book written by an author from the Middle East or of Middle Eastern descent (includes Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain)
All books added
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

A Tempest of Tea

Blood and Tea #1

Hafsah Faizal

338 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Der weiße Fleck. Eine Anleitung zu antirassistischem Denken by Mohamed Amjahid

Der weiße Fleck. Eine Anleitung zu antirassistischem Denken

Mohamed Amjahid

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

White Tears / Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Balli Kaur Jaswal

10 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 3: Halal If You Hear Me by

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 3: Halal If You Hear Me

BreakBeat Poets

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

372 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Ignite Me

Shatter Me #3

Tahereh Mafi

408 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Marquess Makes His Move by Diana Quincy

The Marquess Makes His Move

Clandestine Affairs #3

Diana Quincy

9 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi

Bitter Orange Tree

Jokha Alharthi

214 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced