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The stardust thief

Abdullah, Chelsea

Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp. Neither here nor there, but long ago . . . ...

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Against the loveless world : a novel

Abulhawa, Susan

2020 Palestine Book Awards Winner 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist "Susan Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior; she looks into the darkest crevices of lives, conflicts, horrendous injustices, and dares to shine light that can illuminate hidden worlds...

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A Kid's Guide to Arab American History More Than 50 Activities

Dennis, Yvonne Wakim.

Many Americans, educators included, mistakenly believe all Arabs share the same culture, language, and religion, and have only recently begun immigrating to the United States. A Kid's Guide to Arab American History dispels these and other stereotypes and provides a contemporary as well as...

The arsonists' city

Alyan, Hala

"Feels revolutionary in its freshness." --Entertainment Weekly "The Arsonists' City delivers all the pleasures of a good old-fashioned saga, but in Alyan's hands, one family's tale becomes the story of a nation--Lebanon and Syria, yes, but also the United States. It's...

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A map of home : a novel

Jarrar, Randa.

Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates the story of her childhood in Kuwait, her teenage years in Egypt (to where she and her family fled the 1990 Iraqi invasion), and her family's last flight to Texas. Nidali mixes humor with a sharp, loving...

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A woman is no man : a novel

Rum, Etaf

A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist for Best Fiction and Best Debut * BookBrowse's Best Book of the Year * A Marie Claire Best Women's Fiction of the Year * A Real Simple Best Book of the Year * A PopSugar Best Book of the Year All Written By Females * A New York Times Book Review Editors'...

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You exist too much : a novel

Arafat, Zaina

A "provocative and seductive debut" of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities as she endeavors to lead an authentic life (O, The Oprah Magazine). On a hot day in Bethlehem,...

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Alligator & other stories

Alzayat, Dima

*2021 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award for Debut Short Story Collection, Finalist. *2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2021, Longlist. *2020 Short Story Prize, Longlist. "The richly detailed short fictions in this debut from a Damascus-born scribe form an intricate,...

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Amreekiya A Novel

Mahmoud, Lena

A touching debut novel chronicling the life a young Palestinian American woman between two cultures as she comes of age and as she settles into marriage.Isra Shadi, a twenty-one-year-old woman of mixed Palestinian and White descent, lives in California with her paternal amu (uncle...

Anatomy of a disappearance : a novel

Matar, Hisham

Nuri is a young boy when his mother dies. It seems that nothing will fill the emptiness that her strange death leaves behind in the Cairo apartment he shares with his father. Until they meet Mona, sitting in her yellow swimsuit by the pool of the Magda Marina hotel. As soon as Nuri sees her, the...

Anywhere but here

Simpson, Mona.

A national bestseller--adapted into a movie starring Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon--Anywhere But Here is the heart-rending tale of a mother and daughter. A moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer, the novel follows...

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Bride of the sea : a novel

Quotah, Eman

During a snowy Cleveland February, newlywed university students Muneer and Saeedah are expecting their first child, and he is harboring a secret: the word divorce is whispering in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with...

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Casebook : a novel

Simpson, Mona.

From the acclaimed and award-winning author of Anywhere But Here and My Hollywood, a powerful new novel about a young boy's quest to uncover the mysteries of his unraveling family. What he discovers turns out to be what he least wants to know: the inner workings of his parents' lives....

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Conditional citizens : on belonging in America

Lalami, Laila

A New York Times Editors' Choice * Best Book of the Year: Time, NPR, Bookpage, L.A. Times What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely...

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Crescent

Abu-Jaber, Diana.

Praised by critics for her first novel, "Arabian Jazz, " Diana Abu-Jaber now weaves with spellbinding magic a multidimensional love story set in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles.

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Dimiter

Blatty, William Peter.

William Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestsellerThe Exorcist. Now Blatty gives usDimiter, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is...

Don't forget us here : lost and found at Guantánamo

Adayfi, Mansoor

"Amazing book! And will be an eye-opener for many." -Margaret Atwood This moving, eye-opening memoir of an innocent man detained at Guantánamo Bay for fifteen years tells a story of humanity in the unlikeliest of places and an unprecedented look at life at Guantánamo...

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Evel Knievel days : a novel

Toutonghi, Pauls.

From the critically-acclaimed author of Red Weather comes a heartwarming, witty story of immigration and belonging, false starts and new beginnings, and finding out what home truly means Khosi Saqr has always felt a bit out of place in Butte, Montana, hometown of...

Fencing with the king : a novel

Abu-Jaber, Diana

The King of Jordan is turning 60! How better to celebrate the occasion than with his favorite pastime--fencing--and with his favorite sparring partner, Gabriel Hamdan, who must be enticed back from America, where he lives with his wife and his daughter, Amani. Amani, a divorced poet, jumps...

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Girls of Riyadh

??ni?, Raj?? ?Abd All?h.

A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition In her debut novel Rajaa Alsanea reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite...

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House of stone : a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East

Shadid, Anthony.

"Evocative and beautifully written,House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author ofCrossing Mandelbaum Gate "In rebuilding his family home in...

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The space between our footsteps : poems and paintings from the Middle East

Nye, Naomi Shihab.

In an unparalleled collection, an honored anthologist compiles the work of over 120 poets and artists from 19 countries in the Middle East. This rich anthology opens the door to Middle Eastern culture. Full color.

Love is an ex-country : a memoir

Jarrar, Randa

Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat femme. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this "exuberant, defiant and introspective" memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America (The New York Times Book Review). ...

Mirage

Daud, Somaiya

"A refreshing and unique coming-of-age story...a beautiful and necessary meditation on finding strength in one's culture." --Entertainment Weekly, Top Pick of the Month "A YA marvel that will shock breath into your lungs. If you loved The Wrath and the...

My Hollywood : a novel

Simpson, Mona.

From the much-loved author of Anywhere but Here and The Lost Father, a long-awaited novel--her first in ten years--about two women behind the glitter of Hollywood. Claire, a composer and a new mother, comes to L.A. so her husband can follow his dream of writing TV comedy. Suddenly, the marriage...

Salt houses

Alyan, Hala

Indie Next PickReceived two starred reviewsSMLOn the eve of her daughter's wedding, Salma reads Alia's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children, which will come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. Lyrical and...

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The burning girl

Messud, Claire

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorJulia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. But as they enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship. The Burning Girl is a complex examination of the stories...

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The emperor's children

Messud, Claire

From a writer "of near-miraculous perfection" (The New York Times Book Review) and "a literary intelligence far surpassing most other writers of her generation" (San Francisco Chronicle),The Emperor's Childrenis a dazzling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now...

The hunters : two short novels

Messud, Claire

A Simple Tale is the moving account of Maria Poniatowski, a woman born in the Ukraine between the two World Wars, taken by the Germans for slave labor, and eventually relocated as a displaced person to Canada. She and her husband settle in Toronto. They struggle to build a new life there...

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The language of Baklava

Abu-Jaber, Diana.

"From the acclaimed author of Crescent, here is a vibrant, humorous memoir of growing up with a gregarious Jordanian father who loved to cook. Diana Abu-Jaber weaves the story of her life in upstate New York and in Jordan around vividly remembered meals: everything from Lake Ontario shish kabob...

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The Last Life

Messud, Claire

Moving between colonial Algeria, the south of France, and New England, The Last Life is Claire Messud's "masterly" (Wall Street Journal) sophomore novel of lies and ghosts, love and honor. When shots from a grandfather's rifle shatter the LaBasse family's quiet integrity, long-hidden shame...

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Halal hot dogs

Aziz, Susannah

Musa has the perfect idea for his special Jummah treat, but things don't go according to plan. Will Musa be able to get a yummy Jummah treat for his family? Included in USA Today's 12 books for kids to read during Ramadan! "Musa's enthusiasm for...

The map of salt and stars

Joukhadar, Jennifer Zeynab

This powerful and lyrical debut novel is to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan; the story of two girls living eight hundred years apart--a modern-day Syrian refugee seeking safety and an adventurous mapmaker's apprentice--"perfectly aligns with the cultural moment" (The...

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The Madman His Parables and Poems

Gibran, Kahlil.

The poetry of Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931), a Lebanese-American writer, is the third best-selling in the world, after Shakespeare and Laozi. Much of his work deals with Christianity and spiritual love, and is popularly read at important events such as marriages. His work is considered a source of...

The Moor's account : a novel

Lalami, Laila

"From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of The Moor's Account--a timely and powerful new novel about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant that is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story, all of it informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture. Nora Guerraoui...

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The other Americans

Lalami, Laila

"From the Pulitzer Prize finalist, author of The Moor's Account--a timely and powerful new novel about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant that is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story, all of it informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture. Nora Guerraoui...

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The prophet

Gibran, Kahlil

One of the most beloved classics of our time--a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, Gibran's masterpiece has been translated into more than twenty languages. Gibran's musings are divided into...

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The return : fathers, sons, and the land in between

Matar, Hisham

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * The acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing--one of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle...

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The skin and its girl : a novel

Cypher, Sarah

A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt's secrets in this "enchanting, memorable" (Bustle) debut, confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage. "As beautifully detailed as a piece of Palestinian embroidery, this...

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This just speaks to me : words to live by every day

Kotb, Hoda

When I Really Needed This Today was published in late 2019, Hoda Kotb never imagined how deeply her favorite words, stories, and memories would resonate with readers. Fans from all walks of life came to her book, and to Hoda directly, with their own stories and shared the little pieces of...

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This is what America looks like : my journey from refugee to Congresswoman

Omar, Ilhan

Named a Best Political Book of the Year by The Atlantic "This Is What America Looks Like is the origin story of a leader who, finding no set path that would take a person like her to the places she wanted to go, was forced, and free, to chart her own." -The New York Times Book Review ...

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The wrong end of the telescope

Alameddine, Rabih

WINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION By National Book Award and the National Book Critics' Circle Award finalist for An Unnecessary Woman, Rabih Alameddine, comes a transporting new novel about an Arab American trans woman's journey among Syrian refugees on...

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The woman upstairs

Messud, Claire

From the "New York Times "best-selling author of "The Emperors Children, " a masterly new novel: the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed and betrayed by a desire for a world beyond her own. Nora Eldridge, an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, long ago...

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Time to pray

Addasi, Maha

A visit with Grandmother in the Middle East is always special for Yasmin, but this time it is even more so in this picture book about faith and family. On her first night visiting her grandmother, Yasmin is wakened by the muezzin at the nearby mosque calling the faithful to prayer. She...

No land to light on : a novel

Zgheib, Yara

From the author of The Girls at 17 Swann Street comes a "masterful story of tragedy and redemption" (Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses) "written in soul-searing prose" (BookPage, starred review) about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love on the cusp of their bright...

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Huda F Are You

Fahmy, Huda.

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the question everyone has to figure out for themselves: Who are you? Huda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old...

That can be arranged : a Muslim love story

Fahmy, Huda

Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes, I'm Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious...

It won't always be like this : a graphic memoir

Gharib, Malaka

An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father's new family, forging unexpected bonds and navigating adolescence in an unfamiliar country-from the award-winning author of I Was Their American Dream. "What a joy it is to read Malaka...

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